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School, so there are certain protocols to follow. First, I had to justify its removal. The local authority, Southwark, who would have dealt with it had the tree been a danger or a health hazard, thought the request to fell it unusual: "We don't normally

.Once the new sexual generation of males and queens have emerged, all the other wasps die off and the nest will never be used again; so it is always safe to remove an old one and dissect it. Unless, of course, you happen to live in New Zealand, where

working alone. As well as cautious humans removing them from allotment sheds, the nests are also prone to flooding, mould and disturbance from predators. The queen will have to look elsewhere for another suitable site. With luck she will now find a hollow

that didn't have to be removed were left in place; although few remain, their stumps and fallen logs are still present in the gardens and the rotting subterranean timber is still feeding the stag beetle larvae.The target of the cat's interest and the pig