In this edition of Countryside Matters we hear about the success of the nest boxes for swifts installed last year in the bell tower of Sherborne Abbey • Many people look back on the hot and dry summer of 1976 with a degree of nostalgia. Dr. Stephanie Brown is not one of them, and she talks about the dangers of romanticising that, and more recent heatwaves • Georgia MacMillan talks about how most light pollution these days is actually domestically generated, and the effects that has on us and on wildlife – and how we can take steps to reduce such pollution • And Dr. Christopher Terrell Nield is a great fan of ants, and has some fascinating things to say about these small, very numerous and industrious little creatures. Presented by Jenny Devitt…
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