Beat . A new report says many have not even seen a uniformed officer on their streets in the last year. Good morning. Have you finished your Festive Spending yet . Fewer shoppers hit the high street for the boxing day sales but as ever, more of us went on line, so ill be taking a look at how happy the retailers are. Good morning. In sport, its been another good day for england in melbourne. A double century from Alastair Cook gives them a first innings lead on day three of the melbourne test. Good morning. First, our main story. There are warnings of treacherous driving conditions this morning, as sub zero temperatures cause disruption for a second day across large parts of the uk. Hundreds of people have spent the night at Stansted Airport after flights were cancelled or delayed. The met office has issued 15 weather warnings. Well get the latest from carol in a moment, but first andy moore reports. The snow had long gone by the time these images were taken it stands these images were
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Living with the coronavirus pandemic has meant many people are having to stay closer to home, but one benefit is having more time to take notice of the natural world around us. From adders in Aberdeenshire to wild clematis in Buckinghamshire, UK and European readers have been sharing pictures and stories of their local flora and fauna.
‘The noise is astonishing’
The frogs had just started spawning and I was lucky enough to catch the one in the above photo in lovely light in my garden pond on 22 February. I built the pond seven years ago but haven’t often seen the frogs spawning as I was always at work. The noise is astonishing as they leap about and the pond almost look as if it is boiling with activity.
A hole for hedgehogs in a wall in Barnes. Photograph: Michel Birkenwald
I created Barnes Hedgehogs six years ago to help and protect our local hedgehogs. We offer a free service to cut holes in fences as part of the construction of the Barnes Hedgehog Highway. We have cut approximately 800 holes in the area including in Mortlake, Putney, Sheen and Richmond. Barnes Hedgehogs has become part of the area and locals really take care of their hedgehogs. The superhighway helps the local population a great deal; I don’t have an exact number but we’ve had more than 200 reported sightings. We do lectures in local schools and are working with the London Zoological Institute and the London Wetland Centre on creating a huge London hedgehog survey. I received an award in the House of Lords for my work.