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‘I feel motherly towards them’: the nature reserve manager sharing her office with a wasp nest

theguardian.com · 8hShare

Eilish Rothney’s first instinct was to get rid of the wasps entering her converted shipping container in Norfolk. Now she enjoys their constant hum When wasps began streaming through a rusted gap in her office door one June morning, Eilish Rothney’s first instinct was the same most people would have: get rid of them. The reserve manager for the Trinity Broads, part of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, had discovered a wasp colony taking up residence in her office, a converted shipping container. “They just built the nest inside my door,” she says. “My first thought was: ‘Oh no, I have to get rid of that now.’ But then I realised: ‘Wait, why? Why do I have to do that?’” Continue reading...

First report: Woman finds giant wasp nest after going on holiday - 'there are thousands' — mirror.co.uk, 2d