Latest

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) [male] at rest

Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) [female] dark form

Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) moth larvae gathered en-mass to shed their skins

Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) butterfly

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) [male] at rest

Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) [female] second/summer brood

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) [male] at rest feeding on a bee

Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) [male] at rest

View of Shenton village looking north-east along Bosworth Road, with the Church of St John the Evangelist obscured by a thatched, half-timber cottage

An old barn on Mill Lane in the village of Shenton

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) [male]

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) [male]

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus) [female]

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) [male].

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) [male]

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) [immature female].

Bridge #50 on the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Canal at Congerstone, Leicestershire.

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) dragonfly [female]

Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) dragonfly [female]

Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)

Bridge on Stella Brow over the River Duddon at Ulpha, Cumbria, England.

The River Duddon at Ulpha, Cumbria, England.

St John the Baptist Church at Ulpha, Broughton-in-Furness

Blue Pimpernell (Anagallis monellii 'Skylover')

Dune Pansy (Viola tricolor ssp. curtisii) is a native wildflower of dry sandy grassland and coastal sand dunes

Mountain Ringlet/Small Mountain Ringlet (Erebia epiphron ssp. mnemon) [female]

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly [male]

Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) butterfly [male]

Sweet Briar (Rosa rubiginosa)

Red-belted Clearwing,(Synanthedon myopaeformis) moth

Red-belted Clearwing,(Synanthedon myopaeformis) moth

Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus) dragonfly [female]

Common Clubtail (Gomphus vulgatissimus) dragonfly [female]

Green Hairstreak (Callophrys rubi) butterfly

Green-veined White (Pieris napi) butterfly [male]

Brown Argus (Aricia agestis) butterfly [male]

Clouded Yellow (Colias croceus ssp. croceus f. croceus)

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) dragonfly [female]

Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) dragonfly [female]

Norfolk Hawker (Aeshna isoceles) dragonfly [female]

Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) dragonfly [female]

Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) dragonfly

Greylag Goose (Anser anser)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) butterfly

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) juveniles