Well that’s it. Today is the final day of #30dayswild.
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's challenge to the people of Nottingham may be officially coming to a close but the charity is urging the community to continue their good work.
"Go #365dayswild", says the Trust, "and you can be one of the many helping to fight the climate, environment and health crisis we currently live in today".
The charity says that if we all take those small steps to begin with and reconsider our impact on the Earth, we can improve our own health and wellbeing as well as those around us on our doorstep and across the globe for people and wildlife alike.
"Choose your actions to pledge to continue to do throughout the year at www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/actions and keep a diary of how well you do," it says.
But don’t forget the enjoyment of being in green spaces too. Walk bare foot in the grass, cloud watch and take notice of dramatic sunsets and sunrises, make the effort to watch them and listen to the dawn chorus of bird song.
Get composting and go chemical free in your garden. Campaign with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust for peat free compost, helping to save the peat bogs across the UK which store far more carbon than the forests of the world.
Notice the beauty in slug and snail trails. The reflections and colours They all have their place and are great food for birds and hedgehogs.
Even noticing which animal has been visiting a green space can help by learning to identify poo! Look out for the remains of beetles and other insects in hedgehog poo.
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust welcomes all wildlife sightings in Nottinghamshire either on their nature reserves or elsewhere in Nottinghamshire which can be recorded online at their Nature Counts website. https://record.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/ This helps record and log as well as share wildlife sightings with other organisations to help build a picture of natures recovery, or decline, meaning your records can be used by ecologists and scientists across the country to inform national policy decisions about nature and the environment, and national assessments of biodiversity.
And don’t forget to smell the roses. These wild dog roses were seen close to Nottingham City Centre this month.
You’ll reap the benefits if you stop and take stock of the world around you. Then start taking action.
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