Cooked some chicken. Tied it to a string. Taddies didn't exactly flock but a few started nibbling. Some of them seemed to prefer the string to the chicken :)) B**** cat then arrived and made a beeline for the tub, whether attracted by water, taddies or chicken who knows. Quick shower from the hosepipe saw him off, but he'll be back. My screen of sharp sticks proving totally useless as a deterrent, I will now have to net the tub I think. Re the name of the thread, I think it's fine as it is .... "Nature" covers it all really. Some posts talk about flowers, trees AND creatures, would be a bit fiddly to try to divide it all up?