Along with the Tracks & Signs project coming at the start of next year, we have lauched two new projects which will be running from September onwards.
These are:
Fruits & Vegetables
Most Fruits and vegetables can be found out in the wild nowadays and always have so we think it is important to improve this section so people know what to look for and also because it helps to widen the scope of the wiki. This will also include berries as well as Fruits and Vegetables.
Garden Flower
We did a survey of our users and many were horticulturalists looking up information of wildlife they had found in their garden and in response we have decided to add a project about Garden Flowers as the wiki is lacking them.
Watch this space to be kept up to date!
Friday 20 August 2010
Wednesday 18 August 2010
Wiki Updates Mid August
So alot will be happening on the wiki over the next few months.
Photos
By the end of this month, hundreds of new photos which have been donated to us by Bug Botherer will be added to the wiki. We have taken a hell of alot more photos ourselves and will be adding these to the wiki too. May we remind you that all our photos are copyright protected, you can use them if you like but you will have to get in contact with us first.
Distribution Maps
Also there will be loads more Distribution Maps added. These maps are designed to show you where animals can be seen at certain times of the years and are colour coded. We aim to put one on every animal article by the end of the year.
Jan 2011
In Jan 2011 we will be launching a new project called Tracks & Signs. This is designed to showcase tracks, signs and other evidence that animals leave behind when they move about. We will be including everything from foot prints to pellets. So watch this space!
Photos
By the end of this month, hundreds of new photos which have been donated to us by Bug Botherer will be added to the wiki. We have taken a hell of alot more photos ourselves and will be adding these to the wiki too. May we remind you that all our photos are copyright protected, you can use them if you like but you will have to get in contact with us first.
Distribution Maps
Also there will be loads more Distribution Maps added. These maps are designed to show you where animals can be seen at certain times of the years and are colour coded. We aim to put one on every animal article by the end of the year.
Jan 2011
In Jan 2011 we will be launching a new project called Tracks & Signs. This is designed to showcase tracks, signs and other evidence that animals leave behind when they move about. We will be including everything from foot prints to pellets. So watch this space!
Tuesday 17 August 2010
August Trips
This August we have been to quite a few places so far.
Colchester Zoo
We went to Colchester Zoo as we do once every year. We like to see the progress that the zoo has. We enjoy the day out as we discover something and see something new everyday.
Suffolk Owl Sanctuary
The Suffolk owl sanctuary is a charity that looks after abandoned and injured birds of prey in the Suffolk area. Their birds are on display and there are daily flying displays. They also have a colony of Red Squirrels and some other cool wildlife.
Easton Farm Park
Is a farm open to the public which houses a wide range of farm animals and educates how farms work and what the animals eat. It is situated on the River Deben and is a great day out.
The Deep
We went to The Deep in Hull which is the worlds only submarium. It is a massive place that houses lots of different animals from amphibians to fish. It educates people on the start of life, the planet an exploration of the ocean. There is a massive tank which is 10 metres deep and the biggest fish tank in Europe. It holds 2.5 million litres of water and has many species of shark, ray and fish in it. It is also one of 3 aquariums in the world to breed Blue-spotted Rays.
Wiki
Because we have been to all of these places we have over 150 new photos to add to the wiki. Also the Distribution maps and loads more touched up photos other than the 150 we have taken will be added shortly.
We are also heading to Colchester Aquarium, Rainham Marshes, Natural History Musuem, London Aquarium and a few other places within the next few weeks.
Colchester Zoo
We went to Colchester Zoo as we do once every year. We like to see the progress that the zoo has. We enjoy the day out as we discover something and see something new everyday.
Suffolk Owl Sanctuary
The Suffolk owl sanctuary is a charity that looks after abandoned and injured birds of prey in the Suffolk area. Their birds are on display and there are daily flying displays. They also have a colony of Red Squirrels and some other cool wildlife.
Easton Farm Park
Is a farm open to the public which houses a wide range of farm animals and educates how farms work and what the animals eat. It is situated on the River Deben and is a great day out.
The Deep
We went to The Deep in Hull which is the worlds only submarium. It is a massive place that houses lots of different animals from amphibians to fish. It educates people on the start of life, the planet an exploration of the ocean. There is a massive tank which is 10 metres deep and the biggest fish tank in Europe. It holds 2.5 million litres of water and has many species of shark, ray and fish in it. It is also one of 3 aquariums in the world to breed Blue-spotted Rays.
Wiki
Because we have been to all of these places we have over 150 new photos to add to the wiki. Also the Distribution maps and loads more touched up photos other than the 150 we have taken will be added shortly.
We are also heading to Colchester Aquarium, Rainham Marshes, Natural History Musuem, London Aquarium and a few other places within the next few weeks.
Saturday 7 August 2010
August Updates
So after going to Rainham Marshes and having such a good day, we returned to have an equally good day even though it was raining.
We have also been to Colchest Zoo recently to check out the animals there and get some shots of the animals in their habitat simulated enclosures. This was a fun day out and we had fun.
We visited Benfleet Downs in search of the Migrant Hawkers and found them, but the weather put them off and they never stood still enough for us to take any decent photos of them so we are soon to return to try our luck once more, but we did get some great photos of other wildlife.
Next week we are heading to Easton Farm Park and Suffolk Owl Santuary which are both in Suffolk. These are two of our favourite wildlife parks in the area and SOS has a colony of Red Squirrels as well as regular flight displays from the Owls and Raptors.
Wiki Updates
We have started to intergrate a new way of showing where animals can be found in the UK. For all the animal pages, we plan to add a distribution map by the end of the year showing where they can be found during certain times of the year. These maps are colour coded and some have already been uploaded to certain pages.
Thats all for now, but we will let you know how we get on!
We have also been to Colchest Zoo recently to check out the animals there and get some shots of the animals in their habitat simulated enclosures. This was a fun day out and we had fun.
We visited Benfleet Downs in search of the Migrant Hawkers and found them, but the weather put them off and they never stood still enough for us to take any decent photos of them so we are soon to return to try our luck once more, but we did get some great photos of other wildlife.
Next week we are heading to Easton Farm Park and Suffolk Owl Santuary which are both in Suffolk. These are two of our favourite wildlife parks in the area and SOS has a colony of Red Squirrels as well as regular flight displays from the Owls and Raptors.
Wiki Updates
We have started to intergrate a new way of showing where animals can be found in the UK. For all the animal pages, we plan to add a distribution map by the end of the year showing where they can be found during certain times of the year. These maps are colour coded and some have already been uploaded to certain pages.
Thats all for now, but we will let you know how we get on!
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Wiki Photos
Once again the kind hearted nature of a wildlife photographer has given us a lifeline. They have given permission to use their growing collection of over 200 wildlife photos to be used on the wiki. We have already thanks them and we are looking for more people to step forward.
Thanks once again D.R.S
Thanks once again D.R.S
Sunday 1 August 2010
Trip to RSPB Rainham Marshes
Today we went to Rainham Marshes for the first time. It's a great place for wildlife and any wildlife photographer or bird watcher.
The entry fee was £2.50 to any adult who is not a member of The RSPB and £1 entry to anyone under thw age of 16. We think entry free for members of the RSPB is free.
The scenes are great, there are vast amounts of reedbeds which is great habitat for the voles, amphibians and wetland birds.
Wildlife we saw:
The entry fee was £2.50 to any adult who is not a member of The RSPB and £1 entry to anyone under thw age of 16. We think entry free for members of the RSPB is free.
The scenes are great, there are vast amounts of reedbeds which is great habitat for the voles, amphibians and wetland birds.
Wildlife we saw:
- Marsh Frogs
- Water Voles
- Field Voles
- Grass Snakes
- Grey Herons
- Little Grebes
- Little Egrets & much much more!
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