Netherlands, well South of Northunberland UK... so maybe, just early yet, for butterflies.
Bees.. mainly 'Bumble', 'Miner' Bees.  'Honey Bees'.. no local  hives, that I know of... unless my old 'Middle School' still has one. One or two around, Though.

Took advantage of the fine weather to mow the lawn.

Discovered almost a dozen mushrooms growing.

Also an ant's nest appears to be under the patio - fine with me, unless they're the flying kind. Can't stand those!

Quote from: Raider4 on 23 June 2021, 06:32:01 PM

Also an ant's nest appears to be under the patio - fine with me, unless they're the flying kind. Can't stand those!

They will tunnel towards anywhere warmer and drier i.e. the house. Once in the house they will hunt out additional food sources.

Destroy the nest and fill any tunnels with cement.

The interesting thing about this thread for country lovers to admire the beauty of nature's creation  is how about 1 in 3 posts seem to relate to finding dead things or killing them!!!   :-

Clearly Leon needs to add ants rats badgers and foxes to the range.

Quote from: DecemDave on 23 June 2021, 07:21:29 PM

Clearly Leon needs to add ants rats badgers and foxes to the range.

Actually the badgers and foxes are there already Dave: https://pendraken.co.uk/scenic-items-terrain/animals/

Great.  So with cows, sheep and  a few brf42 to represent country living wargamers , a gridded table where you dice to discover any hidden rats and ants nests and we got a game on.
Hoorays & Roadkill?    

Quote from: DecemDave on 23 June 2021, 09:34:42 PM
Great.  So with cows, sheep and  a few brf42 to represent country living wargamers , a gridded table where you dice to discover any hidden rats and ants nests and we got a game on.
Hoorays & Roadkill?    

Maybe BRF49 if you want some serious firepower? .....BRF 51 brings to mind a certain Monty Python sketch 

Well....There will be a rat 'swarm', at some stage...But I haven't made any ants.

Cheers - Phil.

Quote from: Techno II on 24 June 2021, 06:12:13 AM
Well....There will be a rat 'swarm', at some stage...But I haven't made any ants.

Cheers - Phil.

Well we had a rat in our garden a month or so ago, I gave him lead poisoning, and not seen one since. I think they live in a neighbours wood pile and compost heap over the back, so none of the others have been the adventurous kind.

Quote from: jimduncanuk on 23 June 2021, 06:46:36 PM
They will tunnel towards anywhere warmer and drier i.e. the house. Once in the house they will hunt out additional food sources.

Wll, they're currently >40ft. away from the house.

But I have seen "Phase IV" . . .

Quote from: Techno II on 24 June 2021, 06:12:13 AM
Well....There will be a rat 'swarm', at some stage...But I haven't made any ants.

Cheers - Phil.

I mean at 10mm you could just present an empty base with some black flecks on it and call it ants...

Quote from: DecemDave on 23 June 2021, 09:34:42 PM
Great.  So with cows, sheep and  a few brf42 to represent country living wargamers , a gridded table where you dice to discover any hidden rats and ants nests and we got a game on.
Hoorays & Roadkill?    

Think we probably need some badgers and moles in there. And a fox in the chicken coop special event... could be a fun game.

Quote from: mmcv on 24 June 2021, 08:48:34 AM
Think we probably need some badgers and moles in there. And a fox in the chicken coop special event... could be a fun game.

My eldest lives in the country - badger in the chicken coop was his problem. Poor things

Just looked up BRF49
Hilarious

'Somewhere' I saw a photo of two 'Toff' School 'Boys' in 'Blazers & Boaters'... with one 'aiming' an enormous 'Punt Gun' balanced on the other's shoulder!
When the VBCW stuff came out, I was going to find and post, but never got round to it. Would have been a great 'Fun' addition! 

Back to 'Nature'... RAIN, Thanks be Praised!  Everthing getting TOO dry. Now, back to the usual 'sog'! 

Been getting visits from what appear to be grey wagtails to the garden this week. Quite striking with their grey backs and yellow posteriors.

Quote from: mmcv on 25 June 2021, 12:23:41 PM
Been getting visits from what appear to be grey wagtails to the garden this week. Quite striking with their grey backs and yellow posteriors.

Have not seen for a LONG time. V occasionally used to bob about on stream rocks... but probabyt too 'closed in' now.

Usually see a pair each year....But no more than that.

One one rare occasion, we did get a 'flock' of pied wagtails in one of the fields.....Somewhere between a dozen and a couple of dozen.

Only seen a single one this year.....But that's what we'd usually expect.

Cheers - Phil.

Been up to Silverdale for a couple of days, highlights were the 3 spoonbills at the Eric Morcambe hide; ospreys, redpols and woodpeckers at Foulshaw Moss, marsh harriers at Leighton Moss, assorted deer at close quarters at Gait Barrows. 

Once saw a grey flash across my back garden closely followed by a brown flash. Must have been a hen harrier chasing a woodie.