Peatlands birding legend Dave Steel starts another 30 Days Wild challenge, heading off onto the moss on a warm Saturday.

“Ambushed” by a posse of at least 90 starlings, all resting on telephone wires along the road I take onto the moss.

Under the watchful eye of the Moon a wander into a landscape evolving for nature, on Day 5 of #12DaysWild

I suppose I should feel obliged to mention the grey partridge, as I have volunteered to join in on the LWT #12DaysWild over Christmas.

A flooded field, a large pool formed and, finding this to its liking, along came a little egret, on Day Nine of #12DaysWild

Now it’s time perhaps to bring the wild home as another lockdown starts and #12DaysWild and the 12 Days of Christmas comes to a close.

As if I needed a reminder that the penultimate day of this LWT #12DaysWild journey was upon me, the hedge posing as a long line of Christmas trees was suddenly devoid of all its decorative baubles…

The final day and a time to reflect and not just on the past #12DaysWild out on Chat Moss but, owing to where I visited today, my reflections went back decade after decade of my life.

The blinds drawn back and me straight into the role of Grumpy Father Christmas, created by Raymond Briggs. “Bah-Humbug.” thought I. The day began with me searching for an oasis within this desert…