08/06/2024  9.00 - 13.30 Blashford North   Usual trimming of bramble and nettle growth where necessary to keep paths clear. No obvious problems and hides all looked OK. Cloudy all morning until about midday. No butterflies seen at all but did see a female adder in one of the usual places. The lack of sunshine and cool temperature may have contributed to a later start for her. Lots of geese on Ibsley. Canada, Greylag and Egyptian. Numbers have definitely gone up. As have the numbers of larger gulls.