It's been nearly two straight months with hardly a drop of rain in the South East – certainly here in Hertfordshire at UKNB HQ. But after many promising forecasts that came to nothing, finally we had a good downpour today, complete with sound and light effects.

Which made me wonder, where do all the slugs and snails go when it's so dry for so long? I suppose there was still some dew in the night, and the snails can hide in their shells for a while.