In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th July, 2022. This week concludes a full year of nature watching with something written for each precious day. 

This week it seems as if Autumn has arrived ahead of schedule; apples fall before they are ready, leaves litter the ground and crops are gathered in early. Sweetcorn stands enormously tall, towering over heads, wild carrot is taking centre stage and in the hedgerows blackberries, elderberries and sloes are ripening.

Swallows on the Wire will be back later in the year.