On Friday I went up to Woods Mill near Small Dole to have a look for the Turtle Doves, fortunately my luck was in and although they weren't purring I found them in a willow tree:

I'm no expert on butterflies (or birds for that matter!) but I think this is a Common Blue:

and this I think is a Large Red Damselfly:

This is a definitely Freshwater Shrimp, we had these on the farm until the drought of 1977 wiped them out:

and finally a Kestrel in its nest box, taken from a respectable distance and not right underneath, how close do some people need to get!: