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BBC Gardeners’ World Live 2017

Jul 5, 2017May 24, 2020Posted in Amphibians, BBC, Birds, Conservation, Environmental, Film, Garden, Insects, Interview, Plants, TV, Video, VlogTagged BBC Gardeners' World, Birmingham, Botany, Bugs, Conservation, Design, Documentary, Environment, Environmental, Film, Garden, Interview, Journalism, Nature, Outdoors, Pond, Summer, Video, Vlog, Wildlife, Wildlife GardeningLeave a comment

Last year I did separate videos of my interviews with the at gardening celebs / presenters and garden designers.

This year I thought it would be better to edit the interviews etc of the show, into one video and that’s exactly what I’ve done in the short video below:

You can see last years videos by clicking: here!

Thanks for visiting! 🙂

Wildlife in June

Jun 3, 2017May 24, 2020Posted in Birds, Coast, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Mammals, Nature Reserve, Nest, Video, VlogTagged Bempton Cliffs, Birds, Coast, Countryfile, Countrylife, Countryside, Documentary, Environment, Film, Gannets, Guillemots, Harbour Seal, June, Mammals, Nature, Outdoors, Puffins, Razorbills, Sand Martins, Spring, Springwatch, Summer, Video, Vlog, Wildlife Trusts, YorkshireLeave a comment

As I mentioned in my last blog post – a few years ago I made a series of short videos which were featured on the Reader’s Digest Magazine website, entitled Wildlife Monthly.

Each video is around a minute or more, detailing flora and fauna (mainly fauna) for you to look out for; below I have included one video from my June 2012 edition and three from my 2011 June edition – each with a coastal theme.

2011

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Wildlife in May

May 12, 2017May 24, 2020Posted in Amphibians, BBC, Birds, Country Park, Countryside, Encounters, Environmental, Exploration, Garden, Greenbelt, Lakes, Local, Mammals, Nature Reserve, TV, Video, VlogTagged Badgers, BBC, Birds, Birdsong, Botany, Countryfile, Countryside, Dawn Chorus, Documentary, Environment, Film, Frogs, Garden, Herptiles, Mammals, May, My Wild Life, Nature, Outdoors, Spring, Springwatch, Video, Vlog, Wildlife, Wildlife Monthly, Wildlife Trusts, WoodpeckerLeave a comment

A few years ago I made a series of short videos which were featured on the Reader’s Digest Magazine website, entitled Wildlife Monthly.

Each month I produced 3 videos around a minute or more, detailing flora and fauna (mainly fauna) for you to look out for; be it in your garden, local park / reserve or further afield.

Below I have included the videos from my May edition(s).

2012

2011
(apologies for the dodgy voice-overs)

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Day 15 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 15, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Countryside, Encounters, Environmental, Farm, Film, Literature, Local, Nature Art, Nature Reserve, Video, VlogTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birding, Birds, Bromsgrove, Challenge, Conservation, Countryfile, Countryside, Environment, Film, My Wild Life, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife Trusts, Worcestershire1 Comment

“Write a wild poem”

15/06/16

The weather has been inclement again, and I was off to the N.E.C later as a member of Press, to report on BBC Gardeners’ World Live. So I opted to write a wild poem; I was happy there was a break in between showers, because I was able to get out into my partner’s garden to recite my poem.

Thanks. 🙂

Day 10 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 11, 2016May 27, 2020Posted in BBC, Birds, Challenge, Environmental, Nest, TV, Video, Vlog, WorkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, BBC Wildlife, Birds, Birmingham, Challenge, Environment, Film, My Wild Life, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Springwatch, Suburban, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

“Watch a wild webcam”

10/06/16

Today I was at work 9AM-5PM, so I needed another easy Random Act of Wildness, so I arrived at work with enough time to get breakfast and watch the Springwatch Webcam(s) in the staff canteen.

After I was done watching, I left the channel on, so somebody would find a live-stream of wildlife at work, and would maybe watch, enjoy and become a fan of Springwatch/become more interested in nature, if they’re not already! 😉

After a while, the chicks started emerging from their hidey-hole

Thanks for visiting. 😊

Day 9 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 9, 2016Posted in Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Countryside, Environmental, Farm, Garden, Insects, PlantsTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birding, Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Countryside, Environment, Insects, Meadow, My Wild Life, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

“Wear a flower behind your ear”

09/06/16

Today I helped out at Cranesbill Nursery – it’s a lovely company that sells Hardy Geraniums. ‘Cranesbill’ is the common name for a Hardy Geranium, and there were plenty of Bees buzzing around them today. Many of the varieties on the nursery are in flower at the moment, and they are fantastic for creating that rich micro-climate for wildlife in your garden. The plants are very diverse – they come from all over the world – so the good thing about them is that you can literally find one for every part of the garden, and because they come from a variety of climates, by mixing them up within your borders, you can ensure that you have flowers from very early in the growing year, until late Autumn, therefore providing a food source for wildlife for a very long period. So naturally I put a flower behind my ear. 😉

The nursery is located on a farm – just on the edge of South Staffordshire – where I observed Swallows, Skylarks, House Sparrows, baby Rabbits, Moths and Butterflies (as well as the Bees).

Thanks. 🙂

Day 5 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 6, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Garden, Video, VlogTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birds, Birmingham, Challenge, Conservation, My Wild Life, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Springwatch, Suburban, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wildlife, Wildlife At My Window, Wildlife Trusts2 Comments

Wildlife At My Window

05/06/16

For day 5 – I have decided to share with you, the wildlife I can see from my window.

Recently I set up a Window Bird Feeder, and all that I had visiting, was a lovely Great Tit – despite all the birds I get in the garden…

But with patience and a wee camera set to record, I got footage of a new visitor to my feeder! 😉

Thanks. 😀

Day 4 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 5, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in BBC, Birds, Challenge, Environmental, Film, Nature Reserve, Nest, TV, Video, Vlog, WorkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birding, Birds, Birmingham, Challenge, Environment, Film, My Wild Life, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Springwatch, Suburban, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

“Encourage wild at work”

04/06/16

I have been working most of the first few days of June, so I’ve opted for easy Acts of Wildness (I have had no choice really) for my 30 Days Wild ‘challenges’. They are still enjoyable mind! I particularly enjoyed Encourage wild at work, because it made me bring nature into the work place – more specifically; the staff canteen! 💚

So what did I do? Well, on my lunch break I put the Springwatch Webcams on the TV, it happened to be adorable Little Owls which were on screen. 😃

Sophie, my colleague and friend, showed some interest and happily sat down in front of the TV:

Thanks. 😊

Day 3 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 5, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Birds, Challenge, Coast, Conservation, Encounters, Exploration, Mammals, Nature Reserve, Nest, Video, Vlog, Walk, WoodlandTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birding, Challenge, Conservation, Countryfile, Countryside, Film, Minsmere, My Wild Life, National Trust, Random Acts of Wildness, RSPB, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Wild Time, Wildlife Trusts2 Comments

Nature Highlights at Minsmere

03/06/16

Hello 😊

For day three, I caught up on Springwatch and UNSPRUNG episodes that I’ve missed, plus I’ve put together a short video of my highlights at RSPB Minsmere (below) featuring:

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Otter
Nightingale (Song)
Chaffinches
Sand Martins
Stone-Curlew
Barnacle Goose
Avocet
Redshank
Black-Headed Gull Chicks

Enjoy!

Thanks for visiting. 👍🏻

Wildlife Monthly: Bewick’s Swan

Feb 22, 2016Posted in Birds, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Lakes, Nature Reserve, Video, West CountryTagged Adam Canning, BBC Midlands Today, Bewick's Swan, Birding, Conservation, Countryfile, Countryside, Days Out, Documentary, Environment, February, Gloucestershire, My Wild Life, Natural History, Outdoors, Slimbridge, Swan, Video, Wetlands, Whooper Swan, Wild Time, Wildfowl, Wildlife Monthly, Winter, Winterwatch, WWTLeave a comment

If you’ve not seen or heard of Wildlife Monthly; click here.

This month’s instalment features one of our large feathery winter visitors from the high Arctic; the Bewick’s Swan. Part of the “Wild Swans” family, they’re not sedentary but are free-roaming and make a lot more noise than Mute Swans do – with their load trumpeting calls which often mark their arrival. They are also famously known for their individual black and yellow beak markings – allowing each bird to be identified and studied, which the staff at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, have been doing since the 1960’s. They’re named after the celebrated bird illustrator, Thomas Bewick – and funnily enough, the yellow on a Bewick’s Swan’s beak forms the letter B!

To see my video on the Whooper Swan (another member of the Wild Swan family) click here.

Thanks 🙂