SOME people find autumn a bit depressing because it signals that summer is over and winter isn’t too far away, writes Dick Warner. 

When it comes to choosing plants to create a garden that’s hospitable for wildlife, you are generally advised to chose native species rather than immigrant ones. I have given this advice myself many times in talks and articles.

Identifying wildflowers is not an easy thing for the amateur naturalist. 

I have two buddleia bushes at the bottom of my garden. They’ve been in flower for a couple of weeks and, on the odd occasion when the sun shines, I stroll down to check them for insects.