Royals

I was working on NCN7 in Bowling on Saturday which means I MISSED THE ROYAL WEDDING (gasp) but still got to hang out with the queen. More than one queen in fact, as we were teaching volunteers basic bumblebee ID skills (so they can carry out BeeWalk surveys on the National Cycle Network), and bumblebee queens are still about looking for nests. During the course of the training we found queens of 7 different species, including the Garden bumblebee with its enormous face. I'm trying to make my own learning and John Muir Award a step beyond my normal working day, but the very knowledgeable people I meet at work help me a lot....on Saturday the training group confirmed that a bird call I'd been unsure about but hearing everywhere was indeed a chaffinch. Win! And I can always find Harry and Meghan on iPlayer...