SPRING WATCH

In her tiny garden in St Ives, my daughter has three hedgehogs, two cats, a herring gull, four goldfish and  a newt! Next door, we have a nesting herring gull, and a so far empty hedgehog house.

Carboot at Roseudgeon today. Long Lane is stunningly beautiful – English countryside at its best. The winding lane is hedged with bluebells, campions, Star of Bethlehem, cow parsley, buttercups and daisies. And now the foxgloves are shooting up. Perfection!