Matt Nayler
@nayler.bsky.social
IT consultant, treehugger and general geeky Brit. Lover of all things nature and conservation. Occasional player with RaspberryPis and other maker things.
Location 📌: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Location 📌: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
#30DaysWild Day 30: My washing line bird feeding station is now fully assembled. Also, this allows the first two wildlife cameras in my new garden to now have a slightly more permanent home.
June 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#30DaysWild Day 30: My washing line bird feeding station is now fully assembled. Also, this allows the first two wildlife cameras in my new garden to now have a slightly more permanent home.
#30DaysWild Day 29: Spent a couple of hours in the garden digging in two posts, ready to install a Washing Line Bird Feeding Station. I have temporarily set up the standard feeders whilst I wait for the posts to set.
June 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
#30DaysWild Day 29: Spent a couple of hours in the garden digging in two posts, ready to install a Washing Line Bird Feeding Station. I have temporarily set up the standard feeders whilst I wait for the posts to set.
#30DaysWild Day 24: My wildlife moment of the day was somewhat unexpected today; as I was replacing the light fitting above the front door, only to find a moth was using it as a shelter from the recent rain.
June 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
#30DaysWild Day 24: My wildlife moment of the day was somewhat unexpected today; as I was replacing the light fitting above the front door, only to find a moth was using it as a shelter from the recent rain.
#30DaysWild Day 22: This gang of juvenile robins have been together in my garden for over a week.
June 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
#30DaysWild Day 22: This gang of juvenile robins have been together in my garden for over a week.
#30DaysWild Day 21: During a brief bit of sun before the predicted thunderstorm arrives; I took time to admite my multicoloured #SayNoMow lawn.
June 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
#30DaysWild Day 21: During a brief bit of sun before the predicted thunderstorm arrives; I took time to admite my multicoloured #SayNoMow lawn.
#30DaysWild Day 20: My Google Nest Camera says person seen. But I say pigeon.
June 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#30DaysWild Day 20: My Google Nest Camera says person seen. But I say pigeon.
#30DaysWild Day 19: Surprised to see a hedgehog had decided to use my squirrel picnic bench last night.
June 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#30DaysWild Day 19: Surprised to see a hedgehog had decided to use my squirrel picnic bench last night.
#30DaysWild Day 18: Installed my freshly painted squirrel picnic bench in my garden. Most birds are currently avoiding it but this magpie was more brave.
June 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#30DaysWild Day 18: Installed my freshly painted squirrel picnic bench in my garden. Most birds are currently avoiding it but this magpie was more brave.
#30DaysWild Day 17: Another old project that resurfaced during the house move was my squirrel picnic bench. So I have dusted it off and given it a paint so I can add it to my new garden tomorrow.
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#30DaysWild Day 17: Another old project that resurfaced during the house move was my squirrel picnic bench. So I have dusted it off and given it a paint so I can add it to my new garden tomorrow.
#30DaysWild Day 15: Setup an extra hedgehog feeder at my parents. Unfortunately the camera is out of action, so that will be a project for another time.
June 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
#30DaysWild Day 15: Setup an extra hedgehog feeder at my parents. Unfortunately the camera is out of action, so that will be a project for another time.
#30DaysWild Day 13: continued... more footage of the two hedgehogs in my garden
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
#30DaysWild Day 13: continued... more footage of the two hedgehogs in my garden
#30DaysWild Day 13: Just reviewing last night's footage of the visitors to my garden and I find two hedgehogs: one eating and one dancing.
June 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
#30DaysWild Day 13: Just reviewing last night's footage of the visitors to my garden and I find two hedgehogs: one eating and one dancing.
#30DaysWild Day 11: after I partially mowed the lawn yesterday, it was good to see a hedgehog still happy to use my feeding station. Then in the afternoon I had a magpie appearing to sunbathe on my lawn.
June 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
#30DaysWild Day 11: after I partially mowed the lawn yesterday, it was good to see a hedgehog still happy to use my feeding station. Then in the afternoon I had a magpie appearing to sunbathe on my lawn.
#30DaysWild Day 6: retrieved this DIY auto-refilling water bowl from my parents, where it was left during my house move. It's now setup on the patio, ready for hedgehogs and birds to use.
June 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#30DaysWild Day 6: retrieved this DIY auto-refilling water bowl from my parents, where it was left during my house move. It's now setup on the patio, ready for hedgehogs and birds to use.
#30DaysWild Day 3: this young blackbird discovered that there was some food left in my hedgehog feeding station this morning.
June 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
#30DaysWild Day 3: this young blackbird discovered that there was some food left in my hedgehog feeding station this morning.
#30DaysWild Day 2: a hedgehog visiting the hog feeding station in my new garden. 🦔
This garden is supposed to be dog safe, yet this hedgehog still found a way in. I am still to add official hog friendly passage ways to the garden.
This garden is supposed to be dog safe, yet this hedgehog still found a way in. I am still to add official hog friendly passage ways to the garden.
June 2, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#30DaysWild Day 2: a hedgehog visiting the hog feeding station in my new garden. 🦔
This garden is supposed to be dog safe, yet this hedgehog still found a way in. I am still to add official hog friendly passage ways to the garden.
This garden is supposed to be dog safe, yet this hedgehog still found a way in. I am still to add official hog friendly passage ways to the garden.
Just back from walk around Ruff Wood, Ormskirk, with family and dog.
April 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just back from walk around Ruff Wood, Ormskirk, with family and dog.
I have been feeling a bit rough this week. So I decided to go outside and get the trimmers to remove my beard. It's been many years since I last shaved it all off.
April 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I have been feeling a bit rough this week. So I decided to go outside and get the trimmers to remove my beard. It's been many years since I last shaved it all off.
The main thing I will miss from my old house is the pond. Let's hope I can get one in at my new house soon. #WildlifeGarden
March 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The main thing I will miss from my old house is the pond. Let's hope I can get one in at my new house soon. #WildlifeGarden
Although #NationalNestboxWeek finished on Friday; I have just thrown together a couple of quick nestboxes to replace 2 that I have taken down this weekend.
I wish to take the others with me when I move, so they needed replacing before they were occupied.
I wish to take the others with me when I move, so they needed replacing before they were occupied.
February 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Although #NationalNestboxWeek finished on Friday; I have just thrown together a couple of quick nestboxes to replace 2 that I have taken down this weekend.
I wish to take the others with me when I move, so they needed replacing before they were occupied.
I wish to take the others with me when I move, so they needed replacing before they were occupied.
Today I patch up an old nestbox hoping it is suitable for at least one more season.
This one required a new roof and removable back plate. Although this fix was 1 day late for #NationalNestboxWeek.
This one required a new roof and removable back plate. Although this fix was 1 day late for #NationalNestboxWeek.
February 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Today I patch up an old nestbox hoping it is suitable for at least one more season.
This one required a new roof and removable back plate. Although this fix was 1 day late for #NationalNestboxWeek.
This one required a new roof and removable back plate. Although this fix was 1 day late for #NationalNestboxWeek.
The first frog of the year appeared in my wildlife pond earlier today. And now there are three on show; waiting for the females to arrive. #FrogWatch.
February 21, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The first frog of the year appeared in my wildlife pond earlier today. And now there are three on show; waiting for the females to arrive. #FrogWatch.