Herald - Issue 406

13th May 2021 • The HERALD • Page 53 v SEND ALL YOUR NEWS TO THE HERALD v A J GLEESON BUILDING & GROUNDWORK DRIVEWAYS EXTENSIONS BRICKWORK GROUNDWORK BLOCK PAVING Colours & Designs to suit your requirements Local Work Available to View CALL FOR A FREE QUOTATION New Forest & Southampton 023 8084 4180 Mobile: 07770 771475 Bramdene, Main Road, Dibden, Southampton Fred Hurst 023 8084 2191 or 07761 467217 • Grass Cutting • Garden Clearance • Hedge Cutting • Fallen Trees Cleared • Mini Digger Hire with Operator • Property Clearance • Small Demolition • Tractor Flail Cutting FULLY INSURED v FREE QUOTATIONS Telephone Richard 023 8084 9637 | Grass Cutting | Edges Trimmed | Hedge Trimming | PRESSURE WASHING OF DECKS, PATIOS & DRIVES | FENCE & SHEDS PAINTED QuickSmart Garden Services Professional & Reliable All aspects of Gardening carried out by reliable gardener a Grass Cutting a Hedge Cutting a Border Maintenance, Pruning, Weeding a Treating of Fencing/Trellis/Outbuildings a Pressure Washing of Patios/Decking The Potty Gardener Contact Kev on 07585 115569 or 023 8084 8638 | DOWN THE GARDEN PATH | Are you Ready for a WILD Challenge? The Wildlife Trusts spark national appetite for nature with The Big Wild Breakfast – new for the 30 Days Wild challenge in June. Sign up for 30 Days Wild and get FREE activities to try at: www.hiwwt.org. uk/30-days-wild ere’s a pack of wild ideas with options for schools, care homes and businesses to take part too. ousands of people share their own top tips and inspiration via the 30 Days Wild Facebook and Twitter communities. Sign up to the 30 Days Wild email journey and follow Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust on social media to join your local Wildlife Trust in all the festivities! In 2020, a five-year review of 30 Days Wild participants, run in conjunction with the University of Derby, found that people reported they felt happier and healthier from taking part, with positive e ects lasting for up to two months a erwards. Marianne Lotter-Jones, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust’s Wilder campaigns and events officer, says: “Here at Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, we love taking part in 30 Days Wild. It’s a wonderful time of year for all the Wildlife Trusts to get together and it’s an amazing opportunity for us to see what local people are doing for nature and wildlife all across the country. Last year we had over 20,000 people across our two counties taking on the challenge and we cannot wait to see what they and any Start your day the wild way on Tuesday 1st June with butter ies, bagels, worms, wa es, toads and toast for the UK’s biggest nature challenge – 30 Days Wild ! e Wildlife Trusts invite the nation to join the Big Wild Breakfast, a new, outdoor, celebration to kick-start the UK’s most popular nature extravaganza – 30 Days Wild . e 30 Days Wild annual challenge from The Wildlife Trusts has had more than a million participants to date – a record 650,000 people took part in 2020 alone. Every year, people sign up to do a ‘random act of wildness’ every day for 30 days in June. Popular activities include listening to birdsong, taking wildlife photographs and planting seeds. 30 Days Wild is proven to boost your health, happiness and sense of connection to nature. New for 2021! The Wildlife Trusts – a movement of 46 nature charities across the UK including your local Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust – is asking everyone to kick- start their own challenge with a Big Wild Breakfast outdoors on 1st June and then keep life wild for the whole month. The Wildlife Trusts invite everyone to see how much wildlife they can spot in just 30 minutes – it’s a breakfast bio-blitz! Register to take part in 30 Days Wild and get a FREE: • Big Wild Breakfast nature ‘bingo’ placemat to download • Bundle of educational and fun resources • Top technical tips from wildlife webcam experts • Details on how to record your breakfast bio-blitz nature spots • Wildlife guides, how-to guides, a fun quiz event and much more. 30 Days Wild newbies all get up to this year. As a local Trust, we’ll be putting our own twist on the Random Acts of Wildness being promoted to make them local to you. Plus, we’ve a few exciting activities planned for our local celebrations of the Big Wild Weekend, so stay tuned. 30 Days Wild is fun, free and easy – and after such a challenging year, we’ve never needed nature more!” To receive your FREE 30 Days Wild pack, by post or via email, simply visit: www.hiwwt.org.uk/30- days-wild