Poppy @ The Wild Path
@awildwanderer.bsky.social
A wild wanderer with a passion for the natural world | #Vegan | #Neurodivergent | Van dweller | Proud to have been #homeeducated | Striving to make a positive difference to protect our beautiful world ❤️
https://awildwanderer.substack.com/
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Hi fellow Blueskiers! 👋 I'm Poppy - Nature-lover, wild wanderer & blogger over at 'The Wild Path' (link in bio).
Nature is my happy place, & as a neurodivergent adult, it gifts me so much calm, joy & wonder every day ❤️ I'm passionate about doing all I can to help protect our beautiful earth 🌍 (1/2)
Nature is my happy place, & as a neurodivergent adult, it gifts me so much calm, joy & wonder every day ❤️ I'm passionate about doing all I can to help protect our beautiful earth 🌍 (1/2)
These dainty little Aster blooms have been gifting me so much joy since their petals began unfurling a few days ago 🥰 They looked particularly beautiful this morning, cloaked in a fine mist of tiny water droplets, with their colour popping so vibrantly beneath an overcast, grey sky ❤️
#DailyNature
#DailyNature
October 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
These dainty little Aster blooms have been gifting me so much joy since their petals began unfurling a few days ago 🥰 They looked particularly beautiful this morning, cloaked in a fine mist of tiny water droplets, with their colour popping so vibrantly beneath an overcast, grey sky ❤️
#DailyNature
#DailyNature
Such a wonderful diversity of #wildflowers still in bloom this week ❤️ (1/2)
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography#UKNature #Nature
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography#UKNature #Nature
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Such a wonderful diversity of #wildflowers still in bloom this week ❤️ (1/2)
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography#UKNature #Nature
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography#UKNature #Nature
Such a gloriously dewy, sunshiny morning ☀️❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Autumn #AutumnSunshine #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Autumn #AutumnSunshine #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
September 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Such a gloriously dewy, sunshiny morning ☀️❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Autumn #AutumnSunshine #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Autumn #AutumnSunshine #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
The Comfrey has enjoyed a little revival along our local riverbank, as this bountiful plant gives one final flourish before the season's end 🥰 They added a wonderful splash of colour to our wander today & are proving a welcome source of pollen & nectar for the Bumblebees too 🐝❤️
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
September 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The Comfrey has enjoyed a little revival along our local riverbank, as this bountiful plant gives one final flourish before the season's end 🥰 They added a wonderful splash of colour to our wander today & are proving a welcome source of pollen & nectar for the Bumblebees too 🐝❤️
#WildflowerHour
#WildflowerHour
Today's been just the most perfect #September day 🥰 Glorious #trees, low golden #sunshine and the wonderful, serene atmosphere of early #autumn 🍁🍂☀️
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #UKNature #AutumnTrees #CosySeason #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #UKNature #AutumnTrees #CosySeason #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Today's been just the most perfect #September day 🥰 Glorious #trees, low golden #sunshine and the wonderful, serene atmosphere of early #autumn 🍁🍂☀️
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #UKNature #AutumnTrees #CosySeason #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #UKNature #AutumnTrees #CosySeason #AngleseyAbbey @midsandeastnt.bsky.social
Everything's feeling so wonderfully autumnal, on this first day of meteorological #autumn 🍁🍂🧡🍄 With massing Jackdaws noisily gathering, & a Robin just beginning its sweet song, it's the perfect evening to light a beautiful candle, get cosy, & welcome in my favourite season of all 🥰
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Everything's feeling so wonderfully autumnal, on this first day of meteorological #autumn 🍁🍂🧡🍄 With massing Jackdaws noisily gathering, & a Robin just beginning its sweet song, it's the perfect evening to light a beautiful candle, get cosy, & welcome in my favourite season of all 🥰
I hadn't ever realised quite how beautiful flowering Common Reed was 😍 Their feathery, iridescent purple flowers have been a real highlight on our wanders this week ❤️
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature
August 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I hadn't ever realised quite how beautiful flowering Common Reed was 😍 Their feathery, iridescent purple flowers have been a real highlight on our wanders this week ❤️
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature
Lots of beautiful #fruits spotted along our local footpath this week 🧡🍂🍁 A selection of Lords-and-ladies, #blackberries, Yew berries & Elder berries for this week's #WildflowerHour. I'm loving all the bounty of beautiful berries this year ❤️
#NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Lots of beautiful #fruits spotted along our local footpath this week 🧡🍂🍁 A selection of Lords-and-ladies, #blackberries, Yew berries & Elder berries for this week's #WildflowerHour. I'm loving all the bounty of beautiful berries this year ❤️
#NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
✨ Treasures from our morning walk today ✨
💧Shimmering raindrops on reeds;
🕸️ A magnificent Orb Weaver Spider;
🍄 Delicately beautiful Pleated Inkcaps fruiting amongst the fallen leaves;
🦋 And an incredible chrysalis
#NaturePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #Fungi #UKNature
💧Shimmering raindrops on reeds;
🕸️ A magnificent Orb Weaver Spider;
🍄 Delicately beautiful Pleated Inkcaps fruiting amongst the fallen leaves;
🦋 And an incredible chrysalis
#NaturePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #Fungi #UKNature
August 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
✨ Treasures from our morning walk today ✨
💧Shimmering raindrops on reeds;
🕸️ A magnificent Orb Weaver Spider;
🍄 Delicately beautiful Pleated Inkcaps fruiting amongst the fallen leaves;
🦋 And an incredible chrysalis
#NaturePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #Fungi #UKNature
💧Shimmering raindrops on reeds;
🕸️ A magnificent Orb Weaver Spider;
🍄 Delicately beautiful Pleated Inkcaps fruiting amongst the fallen leaves;
🦋 And an incredible chrysalis
#NaturePhotography #Photography #DailyNature #Fungi #UKNature
There's nothing quite like the peace of a wild village #churchyard 🌿 Beneath the shade of the churchyard's trees, with the ancient church spire towering above us, we quietly watched a Collared Dove thoughtfully gather the perfect sticks for its nest somewhere nearby ❤️
#NatureWriting #Photography
#NatureWriting #Photography
August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
There's nothing quite like the peace of a wild village #churchyard 🌿 Beneath the shade of the churchyard's trees, with the ancient church spire towering above us, we quietly watched a Collared Dove thoughtfully gather the perfect sticks for its nest somewhere nearby ❤️
#NatureWriting #Photography
#NatureWriting #Photography
I've been trying hard this year to tackle the IDs of some of the #wildflower species I've always struggled to differentiate, but this week's #WildflowerHour pick has stumped me. I'm thinking it might be Bristly Oxtongue, but would appreciate any #WildflowerID help ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography
#NaturePhotography #Photography
August 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I've been trying hard this year to tackle the IDs of some of the #wildflower species I've always struggled to differentiate, but this week's #WildflowerHour pick has stumped me. I'm thinking it might be Bristly Oxtongue, but would appreciate any #WildflowerID help ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography
#NaturePhotography #Photography
"This bridge led us out of the #trees, and towards the #river meadows beyond, along a wonderfully wild path edged by dense displays of stunning #summer #wildflowers"
From my latest #blogpost: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/the-nicest...
#WildflowerHour #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #DailyNature
From my latest #blogpost: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/the-nicest...
#WildflowerHour #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #DailyNature
August 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"This bridge led us out of the #trees, and towards the #river meadows beyond, along a wonderfully wild path edged by dense displays of stunning #summer #wildflowers"
From my latest #blogpost: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/the-nicest...
#WildflowerHour #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #DailyNature
From my latest #blogpost: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/the-nicest...
#WildflowerHour #NaturePhotography #NatureWriting #DailyNature
A gathering of Marsh Woundwort growing tall amongst the dense greenery of the riverbank, where a young Reed Warbler chirred continuously as it slowly made its way into the safety of the deep, dense reeds 🌿 ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Wildflowers #Birdwatching
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Wildflowers #Birdwatching
August 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A gathering of Marsh Woundwort growing tall amongst the dense greenery of the riverbank, where a young Reed Warbler chirred continuously as it slowly made its way into the safety of the deep, dense reeds 🌿 ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Wildflowers #Birdwatching
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Wildflowers #Birdwatching
Some much needed peace & quiet besides our local #river after a hectic, overwhelming morning in town. #Nature always works such wonders on calming #anxiety and easing #neurodivergent minds 🌿 ❤️
#DailyNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature #BloomScrolling
#DailyNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature #BloomScrolling
August 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some much needed peace & quiet besides our local #river after a hectic, overwhelming morning in town. #Nature always works such wonders on calming #anxiety and easing #neurodivergent minds 🌿 ❤️
#DailyNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature #BloomScrolling
#DailyNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers #UKNature #BloomScrolling
🌿 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 🌿
The 2nd & final installment of my look back at this year's #30DaysWild documents the latter days of the month, when we were treated to a whole host of new wild encounters & immersed ourselves in some truly beautiful landscapes ❤️
#NatureWriting #DailyNature #NaturePhotography
The 2nd & final installment of my look back at this year's #30DaysWild documents the latter days of the month, when we were treated to a whole host of new wild encounters & immersed ourselves in some truly beautiful landscapes ❤️
#NatureWriting #DailyNature #NaturePhotography
A Look Back At 30 Days Wild 2025 - Part Two
The second installment of my musings on the unforgettable, wonderfully wild moments of June… ❤️
awildwanderer.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌿 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 🌿
The 2nd & final installment of my look back at this year's #30DaysWild documents the latter days of the month, when we were treated to a whole host of new wild encounters & immersed ourselves in some truly beautiful landscapes ❤️
#NatureWriting #DailyNature #NaturePhotography
The 2nd & final installment of my look back at this year's #30DaysWild documents the latter days of the month, when we were treated to a whole host of new wild encounters & immersed ourselves in some truly beautiful landscapes ❤️
#NatureWriting #DailyNature #NaturePhotography
Trees always fascinate me as living connections to such long gone times ❤️ Just imagine all the moments this incredibly beautiful tree has witnessed over its long, long life...
#Trees #VeteranTrees #AncientTrees #Nature
#Trees #VeteranTrees #AncientTrees #Nature
The Big Tree of Rockport, Texas
A Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) estimated to be up to 1,000 years old, so already alive 500 years before the European history of North America even started
A Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) estimated to be up to 1,000 years old, so already alive 500 years before the European history of North America even started
August 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Trees always fascinate me as living connections to such long gone times ❤️ Just imagine all the moments this incredibly beautiful tree has witnessed over its long, long life...
#Trees #VeteranTrees #AncientTrees #Nature
#Trees #VeteranTrees #AncientTrees #Nature
How lovely is this Blotched-winged Hoverfly, enjoying a Devil's-bit Scabious flower in our meadow!
#PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
#PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour
August 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"With Red Kites soaring low above us, we eagerly explored the grassland, where some real chalkland wildflower treasures greeted us..."
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
#WildflowerHour #Wildflowers #UKNature #NatureWriting #DailyNature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
#WildflowerHour #Wildflowers #UKNature #NatureWriting #DailyNature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"With Red Kites soaring low above us, we eagerly explored the grassland, where some real chalkland wildflower treasures greeted us..."
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
#WildflowerHour #Wildflowers #UKNature #NatureWriting #DailyNature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
#WildflowerHour #Wildflowers #UKNature #NatureWriting #DailyNature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social
A little #Bumblebee within a large Bindweed flower for this week's #PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour challenge ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Insects #Wildflowers #Flowers #BloomScrolling @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Insects #Wildflowers #Flowers #BloomScrolling @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A little #Bumblebee within a large Bindweed flower for this week's #PollinatorPals #WildflowerHour challenge ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Insects #Wildflowers #Flowers #BloomScrolling @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
#NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature #Insects #Wildflowers #Flowers #BloomScrolling @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social
It's always wonderful to happen upon patches of wildness in unexpected places 🥰 This beautifully wild tangle of Bindweed & #blackberries gifted a little joy in a garden centre car park, attracting #bumblebees & a stunning Comma ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #UKNature
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #UKNature
August 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's always wonderful to happen upon patches of wildness in unexpected places 🥰 This beautifully wild tangle of Bindweed & #blackberries gifted a little joy in a garden centre car park, attracting #bumblebees & a stunning Comma ❤️
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #UKNature
#NaturePhotography #Photography #Insects #Butterflies #UKNature
"Along the high ridge of the Bedfordshire Chilterns, a sweeping, intimate valley lies, its steep, sun-soaked heights juxtaposed so wonderfully against an opposing slope of dense, tall trees, hiding the welling spring at the valley’s bottom"
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
August 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Along the high ridge of the Bedfordshire Chilterns, a sweeping, intimate valley lies, its steep, sun-soaked heights juxtaposed so wonderfully against an opposing slope of dense, tall trees, hiding the welling spring at the valley’s bottom"
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
Words from: awildwanderer.substack.com/p/a-look-bac...
Reposted by Poppy @ The Wild Path
Finally published my first full #blogpost 🥳
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
A Look Back At 30 Days Wild 2025 - Part One
The first installment of my musings on the unforgettable, wonderfully wild moments of June... ❤️
open.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Finally published my first full #blogpost 🥳
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
Finally published my first full #blogpost 🥳
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
A Look Back At 30 Days Wild 2025 - Part One
The first installment of my musings on the unforgettable, wonderfully wild moments of June... ❤️
open.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Finally published my first full #blogpost 🥳
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
It was a joy to muse over the unforgettable, wild moments of June, in this first installment of a look back at those balmy days of #Summer ❤️
#NatureWriting #Blog #NatureBlog #Writing #Nature #NaturePhotography #DailyNature #UKNature (1/2)
Two stunningly beautiful Common Blue #butterflies spotted on a wander along the River Great Ouse in #Cambridgeshire this week 😍 Counted 24 in total for our #BigButterflyCount 🎉
@savebutterflies.bsky.social #NewCoverPhoto #Insects #NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
@savebutterflies.bsky.social #NewCoverPhoto #Insects #NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
August 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Two stunningly beautiful Common Blue #butterflies spotted on a wander along the River Great Ouse in #Cambridgeshire this week 😍 Counted 24 in total for our #BigButterflyCount 🎉
@savebutterflies.bsky.social #NewCoverPhoto #Insects #NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
@savebutterflies.bsky.social #NewCoverPhoto #Insects #NaturePhotography #Photography #UKNature #Nature #DailyNature
The last of the flowering Small Teasel in one of my local woodlands this week ❤️
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UKFlora #Nature #UKNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UKFlora #Nature #UKNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers
August 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The last of the flowering Small Teasel in one of my local woodlands this week ❤️
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UKFlora #Nature #UKNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers
#WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #UKFlora #Nature #UKNature #NaturePhotography #Photography #Wildflowers