News Archive
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Spied a spider this autumn?
This is the time of year that many people feel their house has been invaded by spiders.
Suddenly, they seem to pop up in obvious places, hanging around looking vaguely menacing.
Nothing much to fear from them though in this country, unless you’re a fly, woodlouse or other small invertebrate, that may have wandered too close to their carefully woven web trap.
This year seems to have favoured them and some observers suggest that numbers are generally up as a consequence of the mild, damp summer.
Otter spotted in Highworth garden
We receive quite a few photos at the WSBRC, but not often shots of elusive animals like those sent in recently by Caroline Simpson of Highworth, who took these great pictures of an Otter visiting her garden on 1st November
