Botany – #CannedWildlife

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 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)

Thanks for visiting 🙂

Wind-back Wednesday, to June 2016

Dec 14, 2016Posted in BBC, Conservation, Environmental, Film, Garden, Interview, TV, Video, Vlog, Wind-back WednesdayTagged Adam Canning, BBC Gardeners' World, Bees, Birmingham, Botany, Conservation, Design, Documentary, Environment, Film, Garden, Green Birmingham, Home Counties, Interview, Journalism, Made in Birmingham, Nature, Pond, Rutland, Summer, Video, Vlog, West Country, West Midlands, Wildlife, Wildlife Gardening, Wind-back Wednesday1 Comment

I think ‘Wind-back Wednesday’ should be more of a trend on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and of course, WordPress. It’ll be for those that cannot wait until Thursday (for Throwback Thursday) #WindbackWednesday or #WBW 😉

Anyway… I realised I hadn’t updated my blog in a while and I didn’t share my completed videos of my reporting at BBC Gardener’s World back in June, all of which I have included in this post.

Owen Morgan (Gold/ Best Show Garden) from The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and Adam Frost from BBC Gardener’s World:

My planting advice and Julie Haylock (Gold / Best Border Garden):

Bee Experience – Clive Joyce from British Bee Keeping Association (BBKA):

My interview with Lucy Hall, Editor of BBC Gardener’s World Magazine:

Thanks 🙂

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.