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Going for walks in Dulwich and Sydenham Hill Woods, Peckham Rye or Nunhead Cemetery, I often hear the tap-tap-tapping of great spotted woodpeckers from high up in the trees as they test the dead boughs for tasty insect morsels. We have no large

its slumber, but it does not make the final pounce. Instead it stands back, testing the web wires with its front feet. Spiders kill their prey with venom, and it’s pretty powerful stuff, but they are always in danger of being damaged themselves from

The loose bark on old logs is one of the most important hibernating sites for all manner of insects. Here they can remain sheltered from predators, and also from their main enemies during winter: frost and damp. This week they will be sorely tested

spout, front legs testing the vibrations passing from the outer webbing, ready to dash out to dispatch its unsuspecting prey.The ones in the bath are usually males, victims of their own wanderlust as they wander looking for the more sedentary females

to the general public. Great effort was made to prevent people getting electrocuted or being struck by trains. Before I was even allowed through the padlocked gate I had to attend a day of awareness training, pass a safety test and have a medical examination