Ben Fogle’s guide on how to explore nature while staying safe at home during coronavirus lockdown
WITH many of us missing our strolls in the countryside, this nation of nature lovers needs to find a way of keeping in touch with the great outdoors.
But just because we are staying safe at home, it doesn’t mean we can’t engage with Britain’s wild side.
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Adventurer and TV naturalist Ben Fogle is on hand to show you how to encourage various creatures great and small into your back gardens or on to your window ledges.
Ben, 46, is an ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature and is UN Patron Of The Wilderness – which involves highlighting the pressures and impacts on the Earth’s wildest corners.
Currently in lockdown with his family, he says: “Even if you are staying at home it doesn’t mean you can’t explore nature.
“This is a chance for the family to get involved with wildlife together.
“We can be creative and resourceful, using what we have to get the most out of whatever outdoor space we have.”
Here, Ben gives GRANT ROLLINGS his guide to how to welcome bugs, birds, amphibians and mammals into your life while stuck at home.
- Ben provides an adventure class for pupils on Instagram Live at 4pm every weekday.
Bug hotel
IF you don’t have a garden, this will help you to attract wildlife to your window ledge.
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Ten common birds and butterflies you can spot
BIRDS
- Robin – loved for its red breast
- Goldcrest – greyish-green body and a yellow stripe on its head
- Wren – Britain’s most common breeding bird, it loves to build nests
- Blackbird – the yellow-beaked songbird is a common sight
- Goldfinch – a distinctive red face and yellow wing patch
BUTTERFLIES
- Small tortoiseshell – a fiery orange colour with black, tiger-like stripes
- Red admiral – black with red fringes and white markings on the wing tips
- Large white – white with black wing tips
- Holly blue – bright blue with black spots
- Painted lady – orange with black and white wing tips
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