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My father, from whom I get my interest in wildlife, often bemoans the fact that there is nothing left in the countryside these days. He fondly remembers fields awash with butterflies and heavens full of skylarks. But he's never one bit surprised

I've always been rather sceptical about the benefits of bug boxes, ladybird and lacewing hotels and other artificial constructions marketed to improve the roosting conditions for helpful insects in the garden. I was once given a solar-powered insect

limbs, internal organs, and even eyes. Frogs, though, are unable to do this. My one-eyed frog will be one eyed for the rest of its long or short life. There’s not much I can do to improve its lot, but as long as it stays in the pond, I’ll keep an eye