Author: Wheatland Farm

Thanks to Wheatland Farm guest Nicola Clarke for sending us these lovely images of a fox cub that ‘came out to explore’ right outside Honeysuckle Lodge.

#30DaysWild no. 24: The frog / toad exodus from the Wheatland Farm wildlife pond is in full swing!

#30DaysWild no 23: The sparrows are learning to hover so they can get at the suspended feeders at Wheatland Farm!

#30DaysWild no 22. With the sunshine coming back at Wheatland Farm, so are the butterflies, like this Painted Lady.

#30DaysWild no 20. At Wheatland Farm sometimes we don’t get around to weeding the patio…

#30DaysWild no 18. The Great Spotted Woodpecker has brought its baby to the Wheatland Farm bird feeders. Here’s a clip of the adult collecting some food and taking it to feed the young bird waiting in the relative safety of the vegetation.

#30DaysWild no 17: Our favourite Wheatland Farm robin seems to have finally raised a family.

How exciting! #30DaysWild no 16, the Devon dragonfly recorder confirms that this beautiful beast, which we found yesterday, is a Scarce Chaser, and is the first record for the North Devon region.

30DaysWild no 15: this Golden Ringed Dragonfly, resting in the turbine field at Wheatland Farm, let us get close enough to take pictures with a mobile phone.

#30DaysWild no 13 this startlingly green spider was spotted on stonework as we hung up the acres of washing from our eco lodge ‘change over’ day. Small is beautiful – if a little creepy. Or at least creepy crawly.

#30DaysWild no. 9. This moth, which settled on the doorstep of Balebarn Eco Lodge, blends in almost perfectly with it’s surroundings, and looking it up is our ‘do something wild’ action for the day.

#30DaysWild no. 8. We are delighted to have found a patch of southern marsh orchids in full bloom.

#30DaysWild no 7. We’re taking a moment to stop and appreciate the yellow flag irises that are in full bloom at the wildlife pond below Balebarn Eco Lodge – and also the creatures that live among them….

#30DaysWild No 6. We found this long horn beetle climbing up the window. So we looked it up before letting it fly off.

#30DaysWild No. 5 This bevy of fluffy chicks is packed into a nest nestled in a tussock of grass on Popehouse Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest.

#30DaysWild no 4. Not everyone finds it easy to get out and about. But that doesn’t stop you spotting wildlife from your window. Grandpa B’s window looks into the Wheatland Farm garden and he’s been making a ‘species list’ over breakfast. From the lodges you’ll have an even wider scope.