Discover the Wild

Foraging & fungi guide, consulting naturalist & general lover of the wild. Tweets by Dave Winnard

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A day on Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa, on Friday, looking for some of the fascinating species that call this place home. Snowdon Lily, rare alpine plants and an unusual lichen were the highlights, watch the video below. Dave.

https://t.co/yaTLHtYVQp

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My latest Walks & Wildlife video is now live. Join me on a trip around Llyn Cefni, Anglesey, to discover some winter fungi, lots of ducks - including an uncommon one, and of course the delightful Red Squirrels. Dave

https://t.co/XvCyfIBuhA

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Winter Wildlife at Porth Nobla, Anglesey, North Wales. The second in my series of Walks & Wildlife videos, you can check it out via the link below. Dave

https://t.co/5MSVhzuykj

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@cofnod Not quite, but getting there.

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Just for you Mr Gallon @cofnod, finished what we started earlier this year 😉.

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☄️Comet over the Llŷn Peninsula.

I was treated to views of the comet the other evening in the skies over Trefor, North Wales. Glad the clouds kept away, otherwise 80,000 years is a long wait to try again.

Dave.

#comet #astro

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A stunning display over Flintshire last night, peaking around midnight, it was simply incredible. A huge thanks to @DaniDarkSkies for their enthusiasm and for inspiring me to be interested in the dark sky and, of course, to the late @alynwallace. #aurora #NorthWales

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Last night, I went out into Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park to catch up with a common species of mushroom that takes on a totally different appearance at night. I even made a video about it.

https://t.co/FyuBdZt4pj

Enjoy your @ukfungusday this weekend folks!

#FungusFriday

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@gmtord @HewittKvn @mickey_ratfink Apologies all, it was exciting for us though, very interesting cluster of records. Haven't seen it this year but we have not had the trap on in the garden very much at all compared to last year. Dave.

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Not the best looking specimen, but finally glad to see Mountain Grisette (Amanita nivalis) in North Wales, growing on the plateaus with Dwarf Willow. Lots of dried out examples but there is always next year to try and find a pristine one! @cofnod #fungi #mushroom #northwales

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@DiscovertheWild And here she is with her spiderlings. Attached the 'Metadata' just for @DiscovertheWild 😈 @BritishSpiders Great to find two of our larger UK spiders in one day.

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Lovely day out with @cofnod yesterday recording wildlife. This Nursery Web Spider closely guarding its spiderlings was a great find by Richard. The Cave Spider (Meta menardi) he found will still give me nightmares though. #Spider #nature

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Common Butterwort, Pinguicula vulgaris, growing in a very wet bog here in North Wales.This specimen was growing on wet rock on the path edge, allowing me to get a pic without getting too wet. A fly looks to be the next meal for this carnivorous plant. #wildflowerhour #bythewater

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@mosullivan_1 @cofnod @savebutterflies @Buzz_dont_tweet Thanks Mark

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Lovely to spend the evening on lush rich wildflower grassland. This Dingy Skipper was very obliging and so would have been rude not to grab a pic. Understated beauty? I think so, they may not be as showy as other butterflies but they are just as charismatic. #butterfly #nature

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A few days of plant and fungi hunting this week and started off with Wild Liquorice, Astragalus glycyphyllos, (no not the plant you get liquorice from) at Marford Quarry near Wrexham. Always do love photographing the pea family, they are so pretty. #wildflower #nature

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Sunset Lichen (Lichenomphalia alpina) yesterday in the mountains, the highlight of an otherwise quiet day for nature. Loving the Welsh name, Bogail Melyn y Mynydd, Yellow Navel of the Mountain. Not recorded in North Wales since 2006 looking online. #fungi #mushroom #NorthWales

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A Glorious day on Elidir Fawr today, nice to bag a Welsh 3000er. Not much wildlife but plenty of Ravens in stunning locations @cofnod

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It is not everyday you can watch Waxwings in North Wales whilst an orchestra of Garden Warbler, Cuckoo and Redstart are all in full song, but its one of those weird weeks. A part of me lives in hope they may stay and breed, but they will move on soon no doubt.

#nature #birds