
February 2019. On two occasions we were guided by Neil Forbes, National Trust Reserve Warden. Seeking out natterjack toads, holding them, requires a licence. So for Neil but not for us. He also found for us the rare yellow bird's nest. At the time, I was writing Cumbrian Contrasts, gathering images for a chapter on The Duddon Estuary. And as you see I was enjoying macro photography. I was looking at flowers and pollinators and the complex signals they transmit to each other which my book explores.