{"id":17028,"date":"2022-05-31T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=24424"},"modified":"2022-05-31T08:23:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T06:23:14","slug":"beautiful-animal-plant-and-nature-cakes-by-bbc-wildlife-readers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/beautiful-animal-plant-and-nature-cakes-by-bbc-wildlife-readers\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful animal, plant and nature cakes, by BBC Wildlife readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Megan Shersby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 31 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We knew that BBC Wildlife<\/em> readers were a talented bunch already, but now we\u2019re even more impressed by their skills! Check out these stunning wildlife cakes!<\/p>\n

From pangolins to puffins, from foxes to frogs \u2013 these cakes are very biodiverse. Will you be inspired to make your own?<\/p>\n

If you do, you can\u00a0e-mail Megan Shersby<\/a>\u00a0to submit it for inclusion on this page.<\/p>\n

To view the images as a slideshow, click on the arrows in the top right-hand corner of the photos below.<\/em><\/p>\n

A grass snake at RSPB Greylake reserve<\/a> by @MothMighty<\/a>, inspired by her son\u2019s first grass snake encounter<\/h4>\n
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A sea-inspired wedding cake by marine biologists at Swimming Head Productions<\/a><\/h4>\n
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A biodiverse cake by Liza Adamczewski<\/a>, by her #1000postcards<\/a><\/span> biodiversity artwork<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Hedgehog cakes by Ciera Atkins<\/a>, a student at Swansea University, raising money for charity<\/h4>\n
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Owl cakes by Sarah Hookway<\/a>, who got the idea from a blog<\/h4>\n
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A wildlife birthday cake by Fiona Merredew, made for Sophie Cooper<\/h4>\n
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An albatross chick by Liz Morgan, made for the BBC crew visiting Bird Island in South Georgia<\/h4>\n
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Cakes inspired by the species studied by the Conservation Ecology Group at Durham University (more creations in this blog post<\/a>)<\/h4>\n
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Bird of paradise, dodo and pangolin cakes by Dr Natalie Lawrence, plus her homemade wedding cake (bird of paradise, luna moth and pangolin)<\/h4>\n
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A wild tree stump cake by Claire Wynne<\/h4>\n
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Cakes to celebrate James Lea\u2019s PhD on sharks, by Charlotte Lea<\/h4>\n
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Camel, armadillo, barn owl, flamingo and Highland cattle cakes by Sarah Blake<\/h4>\n
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Frog, giraffe and Peter Rabbit cakes, and a wildlife wedding cake, by Janine Wilkins Sanderson<\/h4>\n
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A llama cake by Llama Travel<\/h4>\n
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A chicken cake by Louise Evans<\/h4>\n
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Fox, puffins and pond scene cakes by Amanda Ridgway<\/h4>\n
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