WHAT TO SPOT NOW

JEWEL WASP

NOT all wasps are yellow and black with attitude! This is a beautiful insect that can roll its plated body into a ball when attacked.

SWIFTS

THE first swifts of the year have arrived outside the cabin – six in the afternoon hunting insects on the river.

SPAWNING BARBEL

WHAT a sight to see – barbel pushing their bodies into the gravel and starting to spawn. They’re very early this year.