Wow! How fascinating was that article on log piles. So many wonderful creepy crawlies. I'm amazed at how many eggs slugs lay!!! Do you have a log pile? Have you been inspired to build one? Let us know.
Evening Mrs.T, I haven't had chance to view Winterwatch tonight but will catch up with it later. Sounds interesting with the log piles. I was talking with Higgy about creating something similar but using 17 large slices of Oak trunk that we kept after a dead Oak was cut down to 15ft. in our garden. We plan to make a Stumpery, adding ferns, spring planting with dwarf Tulips, Tete-a-Tete, Primroses, Anemone, Pulmonaria etc., and trying to incorporate a water reservoir (maybe use a wooden barrel with pond liner ! ) for the birds/wildlife; only at " tons of ideas level " yet until springtime when we can get cracking. I also have a few logs/branches set to one side which we may be able to add to the area too.
My log pile is a work in progress. I have yet to identify all the different spiders in it, but its fascinating to see them tippy-toeing about.
Nature sure is fascinating, there are a lot more creatures out there that we don't always see but are lurking in the undergrowth ! Will be interesting to see how many different spiders you have Mrs. T. but be glad you are not living in Australia lol