This is what the pest control man said when he came to get rid of the dead rat in the cellar. He suggested clearing away the “overgrown” bits of the garden and when I baulked he said “if you garden for wildlife, you don’t get to chose the wildlife you get.”

We have got ANTS everywhere. I don’t mind ants, tho I believe the aren’t great in pots because the plant roots can come into contact with too much air not soil. But they are now under everything, in the lawn and inside the hammock. I guess it is so wet, any time there is a hint of dryness, they make a nest.

There are also a lot of skinny foxes around at the moment and every night they poo in the garden. I could do without them. Yesterday I saw a mouse run across the bit by the backdoor and I was VERY BRAVE about it but I don’t like that either. And I read that amongst other things, the toad will eat froglets if it gets the chance. I don’t want this, but I do want the toad and I guess it is the circle of life.