As I took the above photos and found excuses just to laze on the grass I marvelled at how much wildlife surrounded us here. Frogs were everywhere and the pond seemed to teem with fish jumping all around although the resident heron was trying desperately to keep the numbers down. Masses of flying insects from the largest of dragonflies to the smallest midge were being chased by swallows zooming just above the water whilst a large grass snake swam across the pond like a submarine snorkel. As it got darker the nightjars began calling and bats arrived to replace the swallows. We wandered off to the local Unicorn pub for some refreshment, full of the realisation of just how lucky we are to live here. - - Phil Dixon, Aug.2005