I also heard greenfinches in several places, skylarks across the river and the peregrine falcon calling over the football ground.

On a bright and sunny morning with very little wind and a starting temperature of 18 rising to 27 degrees by the end of my visit.

Flying around in quite significant numbers.

Tern on Swan Lake.

The highlight, without doubt, was the finding of a Hairy Dragonfly.

A cockchafer beetle at Ladybower Wood.

It's been fairly quiet during the first week of June compared to the end of May.

Common pipistrelle and brown long-eared bat roosts in buildings at Whaley Moor Farm.

A much brighter afternoon followed a very cool and overcast morning with the temperature struggling to reach 15C by mid-afternoon.

Some of our fabulous reserve volunteers took a break from the weekly volunteer work parties and were led on a lovely spring walk in the Upper Derwent Valley by Reserve Officers Sam Willis and…