The RSPB is asking you to stakeout your garden for an hour this week, for the UK’s largest summer wildlife survey.

 And this year, as well as common garden birds, the wildlife charity is interested in creatures that are associated with water, such as frogs, newts and toads.

 Thousands of people will keep their eyes peeled for wild visitors as part of the RSPB’s Make Your Nature Count, running from 4-12 June.

 The RSPB is concerned about how the early dry weather has affected wildlife and wants to highlight how important access to water is for many creatures.

 Many gardens had the driest start to summer on record and the RSPB hopes the survey will encourage people to think about providing more water and building ponds or smaller water features.

 As well as asking about adult birds and chicks, the charity wants to know about frogs, toads, great crested newts, stag beetles and even bats and snakes.

If you’d like to take part, just visit www.rspb.org.uk/naturecount and of course, feel free to spread the word!