Bat-fantastic!

A dog each!

Spring Bat count at Sherborne today and Toby's first visit to Sherborne. In fact with Pip, Pepper, Maddie, Ollie and Toby the dogs nearly outnumbered the humans! Probably influenced by the weather but everyone in good spirits as we prepared for the tour of the bat roosts. Morris and Mike lead the count with James and myself on security with Maddie, Ollie and Toby as 'guards'.  The Bat Cave total of lesser horseshoes was 88, the Kennels 65, the Bothy an astonishing 66 and the Cellar 15 giving a great 234 Total [ Good but not not quite record breaking as 249 total last year].

Debate on the EU still raging with plenty of nonsense from both sides but from an environment point of view staying in has to be a better option bearing in mind the way this government has acted while in power. Amusingly but not surprisingly the NFU want to stay in, can't be the funding they/their members  receive with very little accountability can it! Lastly another good blog by Martin Harper, especially the bits about 'feisty NGOs' and powerful statutory agencies.