My TL;DR:

A city farm in Bath is highlighting the creatures that would have been unheard of in the area before the climate emergency.

They were concerned to find about 30 species that have moved in or have been found there in the winter where previously they would have visited only in the summer.

Ecologist and trustee Mike Williams, who led the wildlife recording, said insects and arachnids were important indicator species that help ecologists understand the effect of a changing climate on the natural world. “Spiders are a classic example as due to their short lifespan and mobility they react to changes in weather.”

“It fascinates and saddens me,” he said. “Our wildlife surveys have shown that climate change isn’t something that will happen in the distant future. Most of the crickets you hear calling in the meadows have only been in Bath for the past 20 years or so.