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#30DaysWild started in Weymouth with a mission to find as many different butterflies as I could. Actually quite difficult. There were found in RSPB Weymouth Wetlands, Lorton Meadows and Lodmoor Country Park Dorset Wildlife Trust

Did you know?🤔❓ #FunFactsFriday Swallows are small birds with dark, glossy-blue backs, red throats, pale underparts and long tail streamers. They are extremely agile in flight and spend most of their time on the wing. Video: RSPB-images.com

On a bright and sunny day there's so much birdsong to listen out for. Why not spend the next minute enjoying the tunes from the trees - particularly listen out for the Cetti's warbler at around the 30 second mark, do you spot it flitting in the bush? #MindfulMonday

Hire a Guide for a unique and exclusive tour of RSPB Radipole Lake or RSPB Lodmoor, tailored to your interests! Perfect for families, small groups and anyone wanting an insight into our wildlife, habitat management or history. Book here: events.rspb.org.uk/events/40173 📸Ruth Chandler

The swift is a medium-sized aerial bird, which is a superb flyer. Sleeping, eating, bathing and even mating on the wing, swifts rarely touch the ground. They are also the fastest birds in level flight, with an impressive top speed of 69mph. Video: rspb-images

"Sometimes we feel like a kind of unseen force. Heathland habitats and humans have evolved together. We do actually need each other. Heathland has always been a managed habitat, it can’t exist without us.” Hear from Warden Hollymay about their experience: bit.ly/3oZgmyE

⭐️🔎"We enjoyed using binoculars to look out onto the reserve. The lovely staff at the RSPB centre told us about the different birds we could see. We also fed the ducks (and pigeons!)".🔎⭐️ Email us at [email protected] to book your FREE school visit for 2023.

Hire a family explorer backpack to learn more about nature this Summer! It's only £3 to hire a backpack and you get up to 3 hours to take it around the reserve with you. Enquire in the Discover Centre to hire. Available Monday-Fridays 10am-2pm

This Mindful Monday, let's enjoy the sunny skies over our nature reserve. Take in the fluffy white clouds, the blue of the surrounding sky and the trees in the background. #MindfulMonday

We are looking for volunteers who can help with all our visitor engagement activities, from welcoming people on arrival, to leading events and activities. To apply online go to: rspb.org.uk/.../volunteeri… and search for Weymouth. Photo: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)

Did you know?🤔❓ #FunFactsFriday The house martin is a small bird with glossy blue-black upper parts and pure white under parts. It has a distinctive white rump with a forked tail and, on close inspection, white feathers covering its legs and toes. 📸Ben Andrew

This #MindfulMonday let's take a stroll down to the pond dipping area at Radipole Lake to take in the sights and sounds of the reedbed.

"It's not scary to step into nature!" 🙌 Hear from former volunteer Verity Hill about her journey into wildlife photography and the world of nature conservation! bit.ly/46s2FJp 📸 Pixie&Bell

Did you know?🤔❓ #FunFactsFriday Sand martins are the smallest European hirundines (martins and swallows), with dark brown upper parts and dark under wings contrasting with otherwise pale under parts divided by a distinctive dark chest bar. Ben Hall

Radipole RSPB this morning , Bearded Tits ( juveniles )

Grenshank Lodmoor, Weymouth, Dorset RSPB Weymouth Wetlands Dorset Bird Club