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152 Wild Things to Do Helen Babbs

152 Wild Things to Do By Helen Babbs

152 Wild Things to Do by Helen Babbs


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Summary

An accessible and practical family-friendly guide for nature-lovers of all ages and those who want to do their bit to help Britain's wildlife.

152 Wild Things to Do Summary

152 Wild Things to Do by Helen Babbs

When did you last climb a tree? Pick some blackberries? Spot a bird of prey? Collect shells on a beach? Plant flowers to help bumble bees? 162 Wild Things To Do is exactly what you need to reconnect with nature. Whether at home, in your local area or at Wildlife Trust nature reserves, this book is packed with inspirational ideas to get active, get outside and see the best of Britain's wildlife. From planting wildlife-friendly plants to taking a nature trail through ancient forests, from saving an endangered species in your garden to spotting whales and dolphins, this family-friendly guide is accessible, practical and perfect for nature-lovers everywhere, young or old.

152 Wild Things to Do Reviews

A gem of a book that goes the extra (country) mile...it includes plenty of offbeat activities. BBC Wildlife Magazine There are enough ideas in the book to keep anyone - particularly families and children - outdoors all year. The Guardian A very attractive, bright, colourful book listing 152 ways to enjoy nature...A very attractive little book! The Urban Birder

Table of Contents

CONTENTS How to use this guide IX Reserves Map X SPRING 1 1. Walk through a sea of bluebells 3 2. Save the red squirrel 4 3. Visit Sevenoaks wildlife reserve 6 4. Give a tree a hug 7 5. Explore the Wembury rock pools 8 6. Habitats: coastal and marine 10 7. Cook over a campfire 12 8. Make a willow teepee 12 9. Spot wild daffodils in Wallis Wood 14 10. Grow vegetables 16 11. Watch sunset 17 12. Visit a cave 18 13. Cook nettle soup 19 14. Discover the wild side of the Mendips 20 15. Race snails 21 16. Learn bird calls 22 17. Enjoy an osprey cruise at Rutland Water 24 18. Climb a mountain 26 19. Go migration watching 28 20. Start a compost heap 29 21. Habitats: parkland 31 22. Feed butterflies 32 23. Make a solitary-bee home 33 24. Go cloudspotting 34 25. Watch a spider spin a web 35 26 Take a wander through magical woods 36 27. Sea-watching on the Isle of Man 37 28. Visit Silent Valley local nature reserve 40 29. Habitats: meadow 42 30. Listen to the dawn chorus 44 31. Create a night garden 45 32. Watch orchids bloom 46 33. Walk a stone-age marathon 49 34. Island hop 50 35. Make elderflower cordial 51 36. Visit the Isles of Scilly 52 37. Visit Longis Reserve 54 38. Visit Skomer Island 56 SUMMER 58 39. See puffins 61 40. Follow a dragonfly trail 62 41. Build a habitat wall 64 42. Moth watch 65 43. Litter pick 66 44. Cast an animal footprint 67 45. Habitats: grassland 68 46. Go rock pooling 70 47. Snorkel 71 48. Witness metamorphosis 72 49. Stay up all night 74 50. Habitats: gardens 76 51. Go on a bat walk 77 52. Create a hedgehog hideaway 78 53. See britain's largest butterfly 80 54. Fly a kite 82 55. Press flowers 84 56. Use binoculars 84 57. Explore a graveyard 85 58. Make a mini nature reserve 86 59. Use a sweep net 87 60. Go wildlife watching at Balloo Wetland 88 61. Habitats: heathland 90 62. Camley Street Natural Park 92 63. Make land art 94 64. Go wild swimming 95 65. Go river-dipping 96 66. Discover Tolkien's inspiration 98 67. Go wild camping 99 68. Sit and do nothing 101 69. Glow-worm spotting 102 70. Go pond dipping 103 71. Visit Flamborough Cliffs 104 72. Bask with sharks 106 73. Collect shells 107 74. Go cetacean watching 108 75. Row and punt 110 76. Play poohsticks 111 77. Make a map 115 78. Find fossils 116 79. Weather watch 117 80. Habitats: woodland 118 81. Clean up your coastline 120 82. Go blackberrying 121 83. Take wild photographs 122 84. Watch sunrise 123 85. Build a pond 124 86. Visit Hilton gravel pits 126 AUTUMN 112 87. Keep bees 128 88. Forage 129 89. Mulch your garden 130 90. Take a spore print 131 91. Visit The Ercall 132 92. Make blackberry jam 134 93. Habitats: river and stream 136 94. Make a den in Viking woods 138 95. Read animal tracks and signs 139 96. Go crabbing 141 97. Visit Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve 142 98. Explore a wild orchard 144 99. Folly Farm 146 100. Learn the difference between crickets and grasshoppers 147 101. Make an insect hotel 148 102. Walk atop a cliff 149 103. Count crocuses at Llanmerewig Glebe 150 104. Stargaze 151 105. Habitats: urban wasteland 152 106. Build a tree house 153 107. Bask in a haze of purple heather 154 108. Visit Gibraltar Point National Nature Reserve 156 109. Build a shelter 158 110. Discover magical plants 159 111. Spot snakes 160 112. Plant a herb garden 162 113. Have an island adventure 164 114. Watch salmon jump at Gilfach Farm 166 115. Witness a starling swarm 171 116. Visit Teifi Marshes Nature Reserve 172 117. Search the strandline 174 118. Make room for your own very hungry caterpillars 176 119. Bake a bird cake 177 120. The Knapp & Papermill 178 121. Build a drystone wall 180 122. Swap seeds 181 123. Visit Highgate Common 182 124. Visit Woods Mill 184 125. Visit Lackford Lakes 186 126. Habitats: farmland 188 127. Make a wreath 189 128. Visit Winnall Moors 190 129. Walk all day 193 130. Admire a waterfall 193 131. Visit Hatch Mere 196 132. Visit Attenborough Nature Reserve 198 133. Feed the birds 200 134. Watch dive-bombing seagulls 202 135. Habitats: upland 204 136. Visit Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve 206 137. Watch beavers in the wild 208 138. Visit Portrack Marsh and Maze Park 210 139. Plant a mixed hedgerow 211 140. Take a bark rubbing 213 141. Explore a moor 214 142. Make a nest box 216 143. Visit College Lake 218 144. Spot urban raptors 220 145. Watch wild horses 221 146. Visit Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve 223 147. Habitats: peatland, bog and fen 224 148. Walk in a dinosaur's footprint 226 149. Walk barefoot 227 150. Plant a broad-leaved tree 228 151. Use a telescope 231 152. Cycle along the coast 232 Index 234 Acknowledgements 236

Additional information

GOR003408229
9781904027898
190402789X
152 Wild Things to Do by Helen Babbs
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Elliott & Thompson Limited
20100618
256
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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