There is so much to love about spring time, in particular the emergence of new life, the next generations, the awakenings of nature from hibernation and the arrival of migratory birds. Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen the re-appearance of reptiles small and large, the variable orchestration of frog calls, plenty of nesting activity and new hatchings amongst our birds, along with glimpses of some long distance birds which have arrived from many miles away—some intra-continental and others inter-continental. And the diversity and numbers of invertebrates and important pollinators is on the rise in the gardens.