Teatime teasers

August

Thursday 21st August

A tougher ‘Where’s Wildlife’ challenge for you this week. You’re looking for: red deer, redstart , common lizard, woodcock, green hairstreak and of course reserve manager Nabil!

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June

Thursday 4th June

Today’s teaser is a challenging 140-piece jigsaw puzzle of this gorgeous wildflower meadow in Sheffield. We think one will be tricky!

Many thanks to Paul Hobson for making this gorgeous photograph available to us.

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May

Thursday May 28th

Hey wildlife detectives! This picture has been pixellated to disguise the identity of the butterfly. Can you figure out which species it is?

Thursday May 21st

This week we’re going to revisit a teaser you told us you loved – kennings. As a reminder, kennings are an ancient poetry structure, using four sets of two words to describe something. Try to work out what these are – no peeking over someone else’s shoulder to get the answers!

1. Four winged/Flower lover/Flitter flutter/Foot taster
2. Spring heraldClock Feature//Hera favoured/Space stealer
3. Bee favourite/Star flower/Oil giver/Drink garnish

Thursday May 7th

Today’s challenge is a 70-piece jigsaw puzzle of some beautiful barn swallows perched on a footpath sign. Many thanks to Neil Aldridge for making this gorgeous photograph available to us.

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Thursday 30th April

Today’s #TeatimeTeaser is a tasty little number!

Can you spot the three differences between these pictures of our Jenny’s gorgeous homemade dandelion fritters?

Want to try making these crispy flower-based treats for yourself? Watch the recipe video from our Wild at Heart team and enjoy!

Answers at the bottom of the page.

Thursday 23rd April

Kennings are an ancient Anglo Saxons and Norse poetry structure, using four sets of two words to describe something. So a mole could be described as:
Earth swimmer/Worm Eater/Velvet Coated/Earth Eruptor

So, for today’s #TeatimeTeaser what do these kennings refer to:
1. Sleek bodied/Game player/Wettest pockets/Fish chaser?
2. Sky drifting/Sun Hider/Shape maker/Rain giver
3. Bee loving/Early flowering/Sun staining/Salad making4. Flitter flyer/Insect hunter/Night sighter/Echo finder

Answers at the bottom of the page.

Thursday April 16th

Today’s challenge is a 24-piece jigsaw puzzle of these incredibly cute fox cubs, Many thanks to Jon Hawkins of Surrey Hills Photography for letting us use this beautiful photograph.

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Thursday April 9th