We do have the dreaded leylandia, but too many to replace without massive cost. These do provide plenty of nesting places and roosts for the birds. We also have native trees, such as Scots Pine, Roman, Silver Birch and others. We get rabbits, hedgehogs, red squirrels, a fox and occasional roe deer, so we have a reasonable share of wild animals. We get interesting birds, from goldcrests and wrens, up to woodpeckers, sparrowhawks, herons, buzzards and tawny owls. The are lots of smaller birds and it is good to see blackbirds, thrushes and redwings eating all the berries. We also get a lot of geese overhead and very close by. This time of year there are huge flocks of crows and jackdaws circling and calling at dusk on their way to roost. A neighbour claims to have spotted pine martens on his camera trap and there are osprey and otters on the river nearby. It would be great to see wildcats, lynx, wolves and bears again, but I don’t think that is likely to happen.