Missing all the wildlife while I am in hospital. But Stephen has reported to me the first hedgehog in our garden for years, spotted as he put the car away after visiting me in hospital. Also two birds at our woodland widlife site spotted in one of our ponds. From the description it sounds like our Jack Snipe are back after three years of absence.
We've also had a great year for dragonflies at the woods, with 17 different species, and the first ever sighting of a silver washed fritillary butterfly, a target species for us. As well as breeding spotted flycatchers and a bumper year for grass snakes.
Then last week some very nerdy wildflower folk came and got excited about a rare bladderwort in one of our ponds. So it has been a good year. Sorry for rambling. I will try and be more coherent in future