This week we’ve had a couple of blue-sky days and much-wanted sunshine, with more in the forecast. And, though the overnight temperatures and winds are still quite cold, the daytime temperatures have risen just enough to cause some insects to awaken and emerge.

During today’s wander around Cardiff’s Grangemoor Park, I spotted these two beautiful Buff-tailed bumblebee queens, one drawn to willow flowers that are just beginning to open and another with her tongue stuck deep into the bright yellow flowers of a gorse bush. Finally, it feels like Spring is in the air.