Now, I know you're not going to believe this, but...

With the barometer set ‘Fair’ and a temperature predicted at 16C the day was given over to a search for butterflies and dragonflies.

The government has chosen to seek the best possible scientific advice and then ignore it

My love affair with wildlife began before I was born. You could say it was predestined; my maternal grandfather, Harold, was a naturalist – and not a naturist, as I would tell people as a child!…

30 mins Down by the river:

Tim Birch takes a look at Derbyshire's uplands, the National Trust's recent tenancy agreement and what our vision is for Derbyshire's precious moorlands.

The great crested grebes still had their two young but the oystercatchers seemed to have moved elsewhere