Day 2: and Saturday was a complete wash out! With a shopping trip planned to Cheshire Oaks for dry bags for future wild swims. I decided to incorporate a visit to a local nature reserve Dibbinsdale. However on emerging from the Queensway Tunnel the rain was falling in rods! I was not dressed for rain! I stood in ballet shoes with no coat! But we decided to take a short visit to the reserve none the less. We plan to revisit on a drier day. 🙂
Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve, Wirral, boasts 74 acres of woodland, wetlands and meadows, with three miles of walking paths. On our short walk we rescued a bumblebee who was struggling in the rain and snapped shots of comfrey and meadow cranesbill. The river Dibbin runs through the reserve and looked inviting for a paddle come sunnier days.
Do you have a favourite local nature reserve?
Thanks for reading and stay wild!
Christine x
The rain has just reached us. I too got soaked to the skin. I went round a village today, mostly to visit a graveyard and see what was there. It had been mowed, so I just admired the beech trees and cow parsley in the hedges. The earth smelled so good as it got damp, love that smell.
That looks like a super nature reserve. I suppose my favourite has to be my local one in Dalby forest, full of gorse and rabbits.
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It wasn’t even rain on the forecast but we made a day out of it! x
Well done, we are British and rain does not stop us. I actually enjoyed getting wet, knowing I would be dry in ten minutes!
Still raining and the soil actually looks wet.
We need the rain after a long few weeks of dry weather. I like getting wet too, but David doesn’t like to get his hair wet lol x
Lucky for the bee that you had a little walk despite the rain. I’ve been out for a wander in the rain today too, just a short look around.
Better than being couped up at hone x
Although not doing 30 Days Wild on my blog I did manage to take Hugo to our local nature reserve Friday. Was nice to see a few different flowers to what grows elsewhere in Clitheroe. I do like Meadow Cranesbill. So pretty. X
You should blog about your walk Sharon x
I didn’t take my camera. I will return there though. Been up to see family this weekend near Penrith and saw quite a bit of wildlife, so will definitely blog about that. X
Look forward to reading your post x