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Wildlife in December

Dec 18, 2017May 24, 2020Posted in Birds, Coast, Conservation, Country Park, Countryside, Encounters, Farm, Film, Garden, Local, Nature Reserve, River, Video, Vlog, Walk, West CountryTagged Adam Canning, Adam L. Canning, Birmingham, BTO, Documentary, East Yorkshire, Environment, Feeding Birds, Journalism, Migration, Nature, Outdoors, RSPB, Upton Warren, Urban, Video, Vlog, Water Rail, Whooper Swan, Wildlife Gardening, Wildlife Monthly, Wildlife Trusts, Wildlife TV Presenter, Winter, Winterwatch, WorcestershireLeave a comment

Out of the videos I have made, these three videos are definitely some of my ‘favourites’, as I love Water Rails, Whooper Swans and enjoy feeding the birds, and playingaround in the kitchen. 😀

We were pretty much Frozen Britain recently, certainly in the West Midlands…

Packed full of fun facts (2011):

Thanks for your visit! 😉
x

Wildlife in July

Jul 9, 2017May 24, 2020Posted in Countryside, Encounters, Garden, Greenbelt, Insects, Video, Vlog, WalkTagged Adam Canning, Bugs, Butterflies, Canned Wildlife, Conservation, Documentary, Garden, High Summer, Nature, Nature On Screen, Outdoors, Urban, Video, Vlog, WildlifeLeave a comment

Summer is a great time to see Butterflies, thanks to Buddleja growing just about anywhere, you can see these beautiful creatures in urban places as well as suburban and rural.

Below are three short videos acting as a guide to the Butterflies of High Summer:

Thanks for visiting! 🙂

Day 14 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 14, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Country Park, Countryside, Environmental, Exploration, Farm, Film, Greenbelt, Local, Nature Reserve, Video, Vlog, Walk, WoodlandTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birding, Birds, Bromsgrove, Challenge, Conservation, country park, Countryfile, Countryside, Environment, Frankley, Frankley Beeches, Meadow, My Wild Life, National Trust, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Rubery, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, Video, Walk, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife Trusts, WorcestershireLeave a comment

“Tweet for the wild”

14/06/16

Today I tweeted a link to the video below – which I made last year – about my favourite local patch and why it matters to me:

The poem I mentioned in the video: Ode to a Secret River

Thanks 😀

Day 12 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 13, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Film, Insects, Local, Plants, Video, Vlog, Walk, WorkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birmingham, Challenge, Conservation, Environment, Film, Flora, Insects, Meadow, My Wild Life, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Semirural, Springwatch, Suburban, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife Trusts, WorcestershireLeave a comment

“Follow a bumblebee”

12/06/16

After work, I decided to go for a nice stroll with a colleague and friend, Sophie. We sauntered around the semi-rural outskirts of Northfield Town Centre (in South Birmingham).

Before we got to the location Sophie had in mind, literally just a few yards from where we work, we noticed beside the path (there is a grass verge) was a patch of Bird’s-foot-Trefoil. I informed Sophie it is also know as Eggs and Bacon. We saw some bees buzzing around it, so we observed and followed them from flower to flower.

I took a short video:

Thanks. 🐝

Day 8 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 8, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Environmental, Exploration, Interview, Local, Nature Reserve, Plants, Video, Vlog, Walk, WorkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Birds, Birmingham, Challenge, Conservation, Countryfile, Countryside, Environment, Meadow, My Wild Life, Nature, Random Acts of Wildness, Springwatch, Suburban, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife, Wildlife TrustsLeave a comment

Some Good News

08/06/16

See video:

More info: The course is ran by B’ham Metropolitan College at the Botanical Gardens – the course involves; boundary habitat conservation, ecological surveys and techniques, ecology of trees, woods and forests, game management and environmental studies.

Thankyou. 😊

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. 👍🏻

Day 1 – #30DaysWild

Jun 1, 2016May 24, 2020Posted in Challenge, Conservation, Encounters, Environmental, Local, Plants, Video, Vlog, Walk, WorkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, BBC Midlands Today, Birmingham, Botany, Challenge, Conservation, Environment, Film, My Wild Life, Nature, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, Urban, Video, West Midlands, Wild June, Wild TimeLeave a comment

“Discover urban wildness”

Hello! I’m baaack! 😀 And so is Random Acts of Wildness!

I had work today at 7AM and finished around 2.30PM. Due to that and wanting to blog about what I’d do today, I needed something easy for my Act of Wildness. So of course, I was very pleased that I changed my usual route to work (as I needed to grab breakfast), because I ended up walking passed the Mini-Meadows in the video below!

I ran back after realising what I had saw! And then stood there watching a couple of bees (unsure which ones now) buzzing about the various flowers for a minute – whilst listening to a Blackcap singing in the background! 😃 When I got phone out to film, the bees had flown off, naturally! They must have been camera-shy 🐝 Unfortunately the sound didn’t record (I have a new phone and have sorted out the problem now), but luckily YouTube have provided a lovely soundtrack.

I believe the flowers that are featured most prominently in this video, are Red Campion, Meadow Buttercups and Oxeye Daisies. Correct me if I’m wrong! 👍🏻 🌺

I’m off to somewhere quite special tomorrow, I’ll give you a clue: a Nature Reserve (I’ve never been there before). I best go and pack! 😉

See you tomorrow, for Day 2!

Thanks.

The Last of #30DaysWild in The Lakes!

Aug 10, 2015Mar 17, 2016Posted in Coast, Conservation, Environmental, Exploration, Holiday, Lakes, WalkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, Adam Frost, BBC Countryfile, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cider, Conservation, Countryside, CUMBRIA, Exporation, iPhone, LAKE DISTRICT, My Wild Life, National Trust, Old Rosie, Selfie, Swallows and Amazons, The Lakes, The Wildlife Trust, Three Shires Inn, Westons, Wild Garden, Wild Time, Wildflower, Wildlife Trusts, Worcestershire6 Comments

This is a well overdue blog post…

If you saw my last entry in June, then you know I spent a week in the amazing Lake District! This post is for the last 4 days of 30 Days Wild/June. For those who don’t know – I stayed in a place called Little Langdale with 4 of my friends, who are some of the best people and I’m truly thankful for knowing them 😀 I’m sharing with you iPhone pictures of my wild-and-natural highlights.

Day 27

We looked and ambled around one of our nearest towns, Ambleside – before heading to our home for the week! It had all the shops we would need 🙂

A part of Ambleside's recreational ground. — A lovely view from Ambleside’s recreation ground. Atmospheric clouds!

I saw my first ever Dipper just down there! On Day 27 of 30 Days Wild! :D — A few minutes before I took this photo, I saw my first ever Dipper down there! 😀 This is the River Rothay.

Of course we visited The Bridge House - National Trust. — Of course we visited the Bridge House – National Trust.

We had to walk up a pathway to get to our Little Langdale cottage, we had our very own tarn and everything! 😀

It was just our wee garden & a field that separated us from Little Langdale Tarn <3 — Taken a little way down the pathway, but it was just our wee garden & a field that separated us from Little Langdale Tarn (the lake) ❤

Our cottage! High Hallgarth! <3 — Mary, Scott, Nick, Charlotte & our cottage, *High Hallgarth*! ❤

The view from my bedroom window for the week. — The view from my bedroom window for the week ❤

Taken from our garden area, we were surrounded by hills and mountains. — Taken from our garden area, we were surrounded by hills & mountains.

Day 28

We awoke to a downpour… Despite the rain we decided to explore and visit our tarn first! 🙂 Later we found out tarn meant something completely different to our friend Mary (the redheaded lass), in Barnsley it means town! 😛

We awoke to rain. Even in a down poor it is fantastic! — Even with unpleasant weather, it is fantastic! I loved seeing our Tarn each day!

On the way over to our very local lake, we came across a variety of nature. My friend Scott (the blonde chap) is excellent at spotting small members of the animal kingdom, and allowing me time to document his finds! 🙂

There's only one Orchid in this picture, but everywhere we went, we saw one or fields/meadows brimming with them! — There’s only one Orchid in this picture, but they were everywhere we went, with some fields/meadows brimming with them! Like the field we passed through on our way to the tarn.

We didn’t quite expect to find our selves in boggy conditions, and couldn’t make it down to the Little Langdale Tarn! So we decided to change course, move away from the tarn and get our exploration of Little Langdale underway!

We passed through this small pine wood. — We passed through this wood. Charlotte & Scott leading the way 🙂

We were getting closer to a known part of Little Langdale, Slater’s Bridge! Which relatively, is a short walk from High Hallgarth.

A Common Toad :) — A Common Toad – which was on the path just before the bridge! 🙂

We passed over Slater’s Bridge.

We've passed over Slater Bridge now, this picture is taken looking back at the bridge. — Taken looking back at Slater’s Bridge.

High Hallgarth is the small white spec above the cottage you can make out. — High Hallgarth is the small white spec above the cottage you can just make out.

One could Lichen this to a map ;) — One could *Lichen* this to a map 😉

We’ve walked a fair distance now 🙂

Taken more or less on the other side of Little Langdale Tarn.

Day 29

We’ve walked over Slater’s Bridge again, for another walk! 🙂

Common Bistort – one of my favourite pictures.

Look what we came across…

We came across a cute wee family! — A cute wee family!

They’re not Cumberland Fell Ponies, but they’ll do 😉

That's it, don't be shy lil' foalie! :) — That’s it don’t be shy lil’ foalie! …Hey, is that a Fell Pony to the top left? 😉

First stop, Elterwater!

Quite a nice bridge... I'm going to go under it! :) — Quite a nice bridge… I’m going to go under it! 🙂

We’re some way away from Elterwater now, within Great Landgale. I came across something I knew would interest the others 😉

Almost an entire hedgerow was covered. I've seen similar in Frankley :) — Almost an entire hedgerow was covered. I’ve seen similar in Frankley 🙂

Ahaha! I believe they're waiting for me :P ...What a great view ;) — Ahaha! I believe they’re waiting for me 😛 …What a great view 😉

We eventually passed by these hills and later came across a little stream, that I sadly have no pictures of… But below is what Scott found! 😀

Caddisfly Larvae — I’m holding Caddisfly Larva! Or it’s casing at least…

Later on – on our way back, getting closer to Little Langdale – Scott finds something rather special!

Sundew! A British carnivorous plant! :D — Sundew! British carnivorous flora! 😀

Day 30!

The last day of 30 Days Wild! We went on a Ten Lakes Spectacular Tour! My highlights/things I managed to take pictures of:

The tour bus! Kindly modelled by Nick :) — The tour bus! Kindly modelled by Nick 🙂 Behind Nick is Chris, our jovial Mancunian tour guide and his assistant for the day, Tess. (By the way, that’s not a ghost in the window, that’s a patiently waiting Charlotte) 😉

Beatrix Potter lived down there! — I believe down there is Yew Tree Farm, formerly owned by the brilliant Beatrix Potter!

That's Brothers Water in the distance. — Brothers Water is down there in the distance.

Ullswater is a great place to go boating.

Derwentwater and the Catbells :) — Derwentwater and the Catbells 🙂

A cruise is part of the tour! 😀

It felt like I was in a scene of film, Jurassic Park for example ;) — It felt almost as if I was in a scene of a film, Jurassic Park for example 😉

Derwentwater is near Keswick. It was funny feeling like I was in a film and then disembarking to a recently arrived Film Crew! They were setting up for a remake of Swallows and Amazons, I hear it’s a BBC Films production.

After lunch we went to see a Surprise View 😉

Looking down at Derwentwater (far right) — Looking down at Derwentwater from this spot is called *Surprise View*!

(Far left) Looking down at Derwentwater. — More of Derwentwater from above.

Ashness Bridge, one of Britain's most photographed bridges :) — Ashness Bridge, one of Britain’s most photographed bridges, just down from Surprise View 🙂

Nick admiring the view :) — Nick in awe of Honister Pass 🙂

And… that’s all folks!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog 🙂

Day 25 (YD) & Day 26 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 26, 2015Jul 4, 2015Posted in Challenge, Coast, Holiday, WalkTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Birmingham, Countryfile, Countryside, CUMBRIA, For The Love Of, LAKE DISTRICT, My Wild Life, National Trust, Springwatch, The Wildlife Trust, Wild Time, Wildlife Trusts1 Comment

Day 25

I’m going to the Lake District on Saturday (Day 27) for a week. I shall be staying in a National Trust Cottage in Little Longdale near Coniston 🙂 So I made sure I was all organised for my trip to Cumbria! I’m pleased I will be spending the last few days of 30 Days Wild in a stunning part of the UK!

Day 26 – “Save a life”

I’ve allowed what I believe to be a Thistle (and a wee Doc plant) grow in my plant pot; which also contains a baby Pineapple plant (the original inhabitant) on my windowsill at my house-share. I shall consider this as saving a life 😉

Thanks 🙂

Day 24 – 30 Days Wild

Jun 24, 2015Jun 25, 2015Posted in BBC, Birds, Challenge, Conservation, Country Park, Encounters, Farm, Film, Greenbelt, Local, Nature Reserve, TV, Video, Walk, WoodlandTagged 30 Days Wild, Adam Canning, BBC Midlands Today, BBC Wildlife, Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Cadbury, Conservation, country park, Countryfile, Countryside, Film, For The Love Of, Frankley, Frankley Beeches, Lickey Hills Country Park, My Wild Life, National Trust, Rubery, Springwatch, The One Show, The Wildlife Trust, Video, West Midlands, Wild Time, Wildlife Trusts, WorcestershireLeave a comment

Behind the Scenes: Video for the Wild

I chose the mystery location for yesterdays’ video, because I grew up a short walk away from it and was inspired by an episode of Countryfile where Anita Rani showcases rural Bradford 😛 Incase you’ve not seen the video, I’ll not ruin the ‘surprise’ with naming it. It’s where I cut my teeth as a child and naturalist, so to speak and over the years I’ve seen loads of wildlife there, a few firsts, which includes the time I saw my first Weasel as a child! Yesterday my friend Gary and I observed a Kestrel and Jay up there.

In the second shot of the intro to my video, I’m on the top of Rubery Hill/Cock Hill, with the Frankley countryside and suburb in the background, there are more great views from up there; the Lickey Hills, Rubery and Bromsgrove in the distance – plus the country park I reveal in my video 😉

When we were filming near Frankley Beeches wood, we heard and saw a beautiful male Yellowhammer – it’s the second time I’ve seen one in Frankley, (I’ve mainly distantly heard their song now and again) so I decided to record and feature this Yellowhammers’ song as the soundtrack for the video. We could also hear the beautiful song of the Skylark in the distance, down near Lower Hill Farm. On New Street, near the Greenbelt just before Frankley Hill Lane (which leads up to the Frankley Beeches Wood) I saw a partly Leucistic male Blackbird collecting worms, I almost mistook it for a Ring Ouzel!

**Yesterdays’ Video for the Wild** 😀

Today I observed a male and female House Sparrow feeding on aphids from the wee Willow Tree that’s in my parents garden.

Thanks for reading 🙂