Seeking Wild Sights is a collection of nature writer, Jeni Bell’s work, blogs, and photography.
All tagged summeridchallenge
Sometimes we don’t get time to head out in search of wild things; we have day to day responsibilities that need to be carried out - work, homelife, study etc. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t wildlife in our everyday lives. So for this weeks Summer ID Challenge I ID’d the nature I found as I went about my daily routines - and I found some stunners…
I only found one species to identify on this weeks summer id challenge, but boy did it prove to be a puzzle. Was I faced with a common spotted orchid or a heath spotted orchid. Read on to find out what identification methods I used to find out.
Week Five already!! Headed back to the New Forest for this weeks challenge to check out some of it’s different habitats. Join me for a stroll along the River Avon and then a trip into the enclosures around the Lyndhurst area of the New Forest.
Week Four of the challenge was a little bit different. With a heavy workload I wasn't able to head out on an ID quest, so I delved into my photography archives to unearth some unknown specimens.
Week Two of the Summer ID Challenge takes place on the New Forest - our wild next door neighbour. Just proving that you don’t have to go far to find wilderness. This week I focused mainly on trying to identify a few different types of wildflower.
Week One of my summer id challenge takes me to my local nature reserve, where I got the idea for the challenge in the first place. Here I learnt about butterflies and orchids.
