Nesting box turned out to have sting in the tail

I THINK this item may be of interest to your readers of Country Week. For about 30 years I have had blue tits, great tits and coal tits all in the same nest box – until this year. I had not noticed either blue or great tits this year and think the very cold weather may have killed them off.
By The Newsroom
Published 21st May 2010, 16:23 BST
Updated 21st May 2010, 16:23 BST

However, I did see a coal tit and wondered why it had not nested. Imagine my surprise on peeping in the box, there was a nest of bumble bees. Mystery solved!

From: Mrs Gweneth Atkinson, Thirsk Road, Northallerton, North Yorkshire.

From: Ronnie Noble, Skipton.

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I AM researching the history of angling in Yorkshire and to this end I am looking for relevant items such as minute books, old and new photographs, newspaper cuttings, local fishing memorabilia, old membership books. Hopefully, I will be able to include all types of fishing that go to make up the county's traditions, game, coarse and sea fishing.

Yorkshire has always been a mecca for the angler, probably more so than other areas, having ideal conditions such as streams from the high hills that are ideal breeding grounds for trout and grayling, these flow into the meadow land rivers where the fish are able to mature.

The west and east of the county are famous for providing the angler with some of the best coarse fishing available with ideal conditions such as pike, bream, perch and carp.

My intention is to write an account from when county angling started until the present day. There will be pride of place for fishermen's tales.

Everything will be treated with tender loving care and returned as required, to be listed in the final publication with thanks. My telephone is 01756 795222, email [email protected].

CW 22/5/10

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