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Channel wagtail by Dave Steel

Spotting a rare wagtail

Here at LWT 30 Days Wild HQ, we have never heard of a channel wagtail. Every day in June is proving to be an education with legendary mosslands birder Dave Steel.

Hobby by David Steel

Singling out the wonderful hobby

David Steel meets a not-so-common member of the raptor family for a glorious 10 minutes making Day Five or 30 Days Wild even more special.

Black-necked grebe by David Steel

An ordinary day on the moss

On Day Four of his mosslands adventure for 30 Days Wild, David Steel meets some of the wildlife that many visitors will see in this wildlife wilderness

Wheat field Mexican wave

Wild through young eyes

On Day Three of his 30 Days Wild adventure on the mosslands, Dave Steel has some company, fascinated by everything they see and hear.

Redshank by David Steel

A deafening dawn chorus

On day two of 30 Days Wild, legendary birder David Steel gets up early for a spectacular dawn chorus.

Shelduck young by David Steel

It's 30 Days Wild on the moss

The season insists on turning and today it has taken us to 30 Days Wild Time. Yes, where did that year go? Most of my spare time was spent right there out on the moss, writes David Steel.

Friends enjoying a picnic in a field during 30 Days Wild

30 Days Wild: What kind of wild are you?

Are you a bus stop birdwatcher? A wild adventurer? Maybe a really WILD family? Take our quiz and discover what kind of wild you are, just in time for 30 Days Wild!

Curlew in Flight

Joy and sorrow in 30 Days

Well we have pretty much had a month of sunshine for the whole of 30 Days Wild - can anyone remember it raining?

Burnet Moth on Thistle

Spot the moths at Brockholes

Brockholes is buzzing with life already this summer and it has been such a thrill to watch the reserve as it has transitioned beautifully from season to season.

A water vole sitting in a pond and eating vegetation

A water vole? Really?

As part of 30 Days Wild my grandson Jacob and I have decided we will both do something each day and Jacob writes it on his poster calendar each night before bed.

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