Visit your sit spot and identify a bird that feeds on the ground nearby, such as a blackbird. Over a number of visits, at different times of day, get to know this individual or species well, including how to identify it, its habits and its behaviour.
Pick a leaf from your new neighbour tree.
Choose an area to explore and think about what invertebrates need, which is food, moisture, warmth and shelter.
Gather a selection of printed field guides and place them somewhere in your home you are likely to see them often, such as near where you eat breakfast or beside your nature table.
Before the session, locate a large, flattish rock.
For day flying moths, visit a meadow, garden or woodland edge during daylight and look for moths nectaring on flowers, resting on leaves, or flying low over the ground.
Many plants belong to families that share a set of patterns.
Choose a defined area, such as a field, meadow or hedgerow, and carry out a simple field inventory, recording every plant, tree, bird, insect and any other wildlife sign you can find within it, using
Visit a local country park or woodland you know well.
Visit your sit spot and familiarise yourself with a bird call identification sheet showing common local species and a simple written version of their call, such as a great tit's call written as teache