George Monbiot is the latest enthusiast of the natural world to note, from his life-time perceptions, that things have gone rapidly downhill in the UK since his childhood (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/29/natural-world-disappearing-save-it). I don't think that this is entirely looking back 'with rose-tinted glasses'. My series of posts on 'Seeing the Changes' was intended to start documenting some of this decline (albeit concentrating on a tiny, 'local' area and, thus far, only over 6 or so years). But I think it is possible to see changes in the species observed and the times of the year they first become apparent. As I have already commented, no caterpillars seem to eat nettles nowadays here!
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