Nature Notes

If I could turn the clock back to the time when I was making career choices, I think I would train to become an entomologist. It’s a little bit niche and clearly not to everybody’s liking, as there is currently a shortage of people studying insects, but I’m wholly fascinated by the beauty and behaviour of the wide diversity of species present in Britain. So imagine my joy this week when I spotted three gorgeous beetles on my travels; a black-headed cardinal beetle washing its antennae, a green t...