Climate change is leading to many new species spreading their range in the UK. The Tree Bumble Bee (Bombus hypnorum) is one such species. It has colonised from mainland Europe and was only recorded in the UK in 2001 and Norfolk in 2008. We were pleased to have a nest in our tool shed this spring!

Another first for Harding’s Pits this month was a magnificent Wasp Spider (Argiope bruennichi). These were first seen in southern England in the 1920s but are spreading north. They spin a distinctive web with a zigzag strand up the centre which is thought to attract insects, but nobody yet understands how…