Sue Morton writes: Keen followers of the blogs on our website may remember that last year I had large numbers of common furrow bees spending the night on ribwort plantains in my uncut lawn. The conclusion was that they were probably males roosting communally. I was very pleased to see that they have returned this year, not only to the same plant species but to an almost identical place in the lawn.
Nick Johnson writes: We were visiting friends last Saturday [8 June] in a village near Hitchin called Pirton. About a mile from their house is a small reserve called Knocking Hoe which is in fact the last easterly knoll of the Chilterns with wonderful views eastwards. This is an account of our walk to and around Knocking Hoe.
The speckled bush crickets in my garden are getting bigger, but also more difficult to find for some reason. When they are tiny, they can easily be seen in Welsh Poppy flowers, where they show up nicely against the bright yellow petals. Now they are growing up, I have to hunt around for them more.
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