I have a number of what I think are tortoiseshell butterflies distributed around the house which I think are hibernating. They're generally lurking on wood beams that they blend quite happily against. I do have some photos which I'll upload when I've got the relevant access most have been in situ for a couple of weeks now.

Where they are lurking at the moment is going to be pretty warm over the winter and I'm wondering if they should be somewhere cooler and if I should attempt to move them somewhere more suitable or just leave them to it.

countryside living, who'd have thought it could be so exciting? Except the bloody spiders; millions of the buggers.