Just received an early copy of my new Bloomsbury/RSPB wildlife guide, which comes out in May. Hats off to all those who made it look so great. Everything in there, from bats to bumblebees, dolphins to demoiselles, crabs to crickets, hawk-moths to hoverflies... Bloomsbury Wildlife

Plenty of early frogspawn on west Dartmoor today. Dartmoor National Park Freshwater Habitats Trust Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Froglife

A scoreboard moment that will live long in the memory. Performance to be proud of, fantastic fans in full voice and a great FA Cup trip. #Argyle #pafc

Delighted to attend an excellent No 10 Downing Street reception for regional media this week

Great spotted woodpecker flings out wood chippings as he excavates a nest hole in a dead tree #Dartmoor

Rook on the garden lawn #Dartmoor

My Country Diary on spring sightings of emperor moths on Dartmoor theguardian.com/environment/20…

Stock doves pay a visit - metallic-green neck plumage gleaming in the sun #Dartmoor

Plenty of 'May bugs' (common cockchafer) about at present - big bumbling beetles typically attracted to light after dark.

Rare treat of a new species for my Dartmoor garden - a Wall butterfly. Quite a raggedy specimen, briefly sunning itself on a patch of bare earth before flying off. 23rd butterfly species for the garden. Devon Wildlife Trust Butterfly Conservation 🦋 BC Devon Branch

My new illustrated Bloomsbury RSPB wildlife guide goes on sale today! Featuring our common and widespread species and helping readers identify everything from bats to bumblebees, dolphins to demoiselles, crabs to crickets, hawk-moths to hoverflies... Bloomsbury Wildlife RSPB

Unexpected sighting on a north Dartmoor walk today - a singing curlew #dartmoor #curlew Dartmoor National Park Tan Grigg Devon Birds Mary Colwell

Couple of slow worms coiled like copper bracelets on the garden compost heap #Dartmoor

A glorious golden female broad-bodied chaser dragonfly beside the garden pond #Dartmoor Buglife British Dragonfly Society

New book on 'weird and wonderful' wildlife bbc.in/45RjShw

Delighted to feature on South West BBC Spotlight programme tonight talking about wildlife with presenter Andrea Ormsby - roughly 21 minutes in. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Real pleasure to chat to Toby Buckland on his excellent BBC radio show today and talk wildlife, gardens, books and journalism. BBC South West BBC Devon BBC Cornwall Caroline Adams

My garden #BigButterflyCount got off to a flying start - a glorious silver-washed fritillary paid a visit. Butterfly Conservation 🦋 #dartmoor

My Country Diary today on eels in the River Tavy theguardian.com/environment/20…

Been a while since I've found one of these: a longhorn species known as a tanner beetle - one of our largest beetles - spotted taking off from a patch of long grass in the garden. Buglife #Dartmoor