woodland walks Wonderful diffused sun green tree-lined trails, but golden-leaf clues lie on the ground; the next storm there might be more leaves on the floor than on branches. Get out and enjoy them now. #photography #walk #woodland #trees #nature #rural #countryside #meonvalley #hampshire

earth curves Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. We still have great hillwalking weather so late in the year here in the valley, it’s just perfect. #photography #landscape #rural #countryside #valley #hills #fields a2032c

apples and pears I’m lucky to have lots of trees in the garden, half of them are fruit trees. In the sunlight they’re not just fruit, they’re nature-art popping with colour. Apples and pears have been cultivated for thousands of years. #photography #nature #garden #meonvalley #hampshire #england

East Head, West Sussex, England. Deliberately left unmanaged, one of the last surviving stretches of natural coastline in West Sussex, with shifting sand dunes, salt marsh and flowing tides. #geography #nature #wild #photography d0771/Fe100gx

rocky reading retreat Reading in peace; climbing down to a sandy cove and hiding in the rocks, a Cornish solution. #photography #beach #cornwall #kernow #england d6514/v50

falling off the patio I live in a village just up the road from the sea. If I fall off my patio I fall onto a fox-food covered wet lawn, if I fell off my patio here I’d fall into the sea. That’s why I live in the village – it’s just safer. #photography #boat #reflection #portsolent #hampshire

the peepshow Skilfully examines the racism, sexism, economic privation and class prejudices that permeated postwar England. #photography #book #reading #reader #bookworm #peepshow #street #shadows #chichester #westsussex d1730/sny

reading things dropped on the floor ... don’t pick them up - that’s cheating. #photography #readingthingsdroppedonthefloor #reading #trafficcone #bicycles #alleyway #street #chichester #westsussex d1653/wucd

dreaming of fish Being a vegetarian I hardly ever dream of fish. I dream of chocolate. #photography #quay #harbour #fishing #dellquay #westsussex d1722/sny

South Parade Pier, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. The first seaside piers were built in England in the early 19th century, their heyday the boom in seaside resorts during the Victorian era. This one opened in 1879, it's still active with its fishing deck, children’s funfair & live music.

cycle boy : Chichester, West Sussex, England. The ‘cycle series’ continues; I couldn’t resist this one with teal co-ordinated helmet, backpack, bicycle, and door. Typical for Chichester, even for adults, this bike has no chain; it helps to prevent the residents from escaping. #photography

walking the seawalls : Bosham, West Sussex, England. That strange pleasure walking the seawalls when the tide’s in and the village seems to turn into an island. #photography #harbour #coast #geography a1515/e200

The Grand Staircase : Petworth House (17th century mansion), Petworth, West Sussex, England. Massive windows allow the light to illuminate huge murals by Louise Laguerre (1663–1721) featuring the Greek mythology stories of Prometheus and Pandora. #photography #art #staircase #history #culture

homecoming : Hengistbury Head, Dorset, England. Hengistbury Head is a headland jutting into the English Channel between Bournemouth and Mudeford. With its bronze age barrows and its iron age fort It’s an archaeology site of international importance, it’s also a nature reserve. #photography

Bognor Regis Pier, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. Built in 1865 at a cost of £5,000, it was originally 1000 feet long with a pavilion and landing stage at its seaward end. Wear and tear and three major storms have reduced the pier to its current length of 300 feet.

replacing groynes : Hill Head, The Solent, Hampshire, England. Groynes are designed to reduce longshore drift, the movement of sand along the coast caused by wave action. Many beaches wouldn’t exist if they didn’t have groynes. #groynes #beach #sand #environment #coast a6651/e1g

escape to sea : Cadgwith Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England. … and there he was – gone. #swim #swimming #cove #sea #cornwall #kernow #flippers #rocks #sand d8347/e1g

Port Solent, Hampshire, England. Just chilling with a coffee at the marina watching the sun go down. #boats #sailing #marina #sunset d1600/w

Church of St Mary, Portchester Castle, Portchester, Hampshire, England. - built within the walls of Portchester Castle for a priory of Augustinian canons founded by Henry I. Completed soon after 1130 it has hardly been altered since. d983/e1g

Prinsted, West Sussex, England. - a small coastal community dating back to 1253. Half rural, half harbour, sea views. #photography #sea #harbour #trail #seascape #boat #walk

Prinsted, West Sussex, England. - a small coastal community dating back to 1253. Half rural, half harbour, sea views. #photography #sea #harbour #trail #seascape #boats #walk #coast #bridge

Prinsted, West Sussex, England. - a small coastal community dating back to 1253. Half rural, half harbour, sea views. #photography #village #campervan #sea #harbour #trail #seascape #walk

half light : Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. It’s that time; an illuminated defused haze, a gift from a low sun. Fresh barely damp air, that strange insect and bird silence as the light changes. Chillax, hello nature, and thank you. #photography #sunset #sunrise #rural #trees #sunlight #nature

rural life : Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. #photography #rural #farming #countryside #meonvalley #valley #hillside #nature #cycling #environment #eco #fields d7852/snyv30

Bar Lodge, Loe Bar, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England. The lodge, standing on the cliff, overlooks Low Bar, a unique shingle and sand bank that separates Loe Pool, Cornwall’s largest natural freshwater lake, from the sea. #photography #geography #beach #cornwall #sea #coast #coastline #ocean

Swanbourne Lake, River Arun, Arundel, West Sussex, England. #photography #lake #boat #river #westsussex #mill #valley #trees #arundel a875/sny

Cricket – it’s as boring as it looks. : West Sussex, England. Nothing much happens and in-between balls nothing definitely happens. Meanwhile somewhere in West Sussex a lady is probably still sitting under her brolly – she’s been sitting there for days, keeping the score. #photography

walking in clouds : South West Coastal Path, Porthleven, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England. #photography #swcp #coastalpath #path #walk #clouds #trail #porthleven #kernow #cornwall #freedom #coast #cliffs #wild #nature d9546/ekau

South Marsh Mill, River Arun, Arundel, West Sussex, England. - lies to the south of Arundel town, the last habitation on the river which winds south over desolate open fields eventually to the sea. Head north you soon enter Arundel with it’s massive castle on the skyline. #photography #windmill

colourful cottages : Arundel, West Sussex, England. Arundel has an impressive medieval castle and a nice cathedral. But forget all that big stuff, check out these old multicoloured cottages. A backstreet surprise, better than castles. #photography #cottage #street #colourful #terrace #hiddengem

man on the edge : Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Hidden in plain sight, ‘Another Time II’ a seven foot naked iron man stands on the edge of Blackwell’s roof overlooking Broad Street. He’s been up there since 2009 and weighs half a ton. The artist is Antony Gormley. #photography #street #art

eclectic colours : Lizard Village, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, England. - is mainland Britain's most southerly settlement, a large village green surrounded by houses, shops, and cafes; a relaxed contrast to the nearby coves. The Spanish Armada was first spotted from near here in 1588. #photography

on golden fields : Droxford, Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. - rippling in the breeze for the last time; the combine is coming. #photography #field #crop #harvest #rural #farming #farm #countryside a492/kdkgold

a perfect picnic : Meonstoke, River Meon, Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. That place? By the river, atop the hills, on the beach, a city park near a bookshop mooch? I can’t decide, my brain’s not big enough. … where’s yours? #photography #river #riverbank #family #rural #together #meonvalley

Nore Rithe, Emsworth, Hampshire, England. #photography #sea #landscape #bnw #bnwphotography #monochrome #schwarzweiss #blackandwhite #acros #emsworth #hampshire #boat #sailing d709-acros

sea house : Hampshire, England. #photography #home #boat #tree #shore #coast d623/p1fv

Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Market town with no pigs but ducks in a pond, a church, hidden cottages, old pastel painted perfection terraces with a matching forge and a really old part called The Spain nowhere near The real Spain. #photography #town #petersfield

Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Market town with no pigs but ducks in a pond, a church, hidden cottages, old pastel painted perfection terraces with a matching forge and a really old part called The Spain nowhere near The real Spain. #photography #town #petersfield

Tolpuddle, Dorset, England. - is a tiny thatched village located by the River Piddle surrounded by rolling countryside and woodlands. A rural identity with a stunning coastline Dorset is one of just five English counties without a motorway. #photography #rural #farming #countryside #trees #woodland

wheat : East Meon, Meon Valley, Hampshire, England. The valley spends most of the year painted green and blue, but today gold carpets of wheat dominate reflecting the summers sun. So here’s some farming photos for you. #photography #wheat #gold #farming #fields #tractor #johndeere #rural d491/ek

a fishing life : Cadgwith Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, England. - a real working fishing village that holds on to a way of life almost completely forgotten elsewhere. #photography #fishing #fish #history #boats #tradition #cadgwith #cornwall #kernow d8463/p1fv

around the harbour : Bosham, West Sussex, England. The coastal village sitting in one of the Chichester Harbours, where the countryside rolls down into the sea, easy coastal path walks, cycling, and sailing. #photography #harbour #sea #coast #boats #village a9809/a1f

around the harbour : Bosham, West Sussex, England. The coastal village sitting in one of the Chichester Harbours, where the countryside rolls down into the sea, easy coastal path walks, cycling, and sailing. #photography #harbour #sea #coast #boats #village a9809/a1f

Piano Bike Girl : The Square, Petersfield, Hampshire, England. Chloe Marie Aston a singer from Devon, travels the south busking with her piano bike. Cool class on a very hot summers day, tree shaded visitors loved her. #photography #music #busking #piano #street #bike #cycle #petersfield a9577/p160

end of the line : Penzance railway station, Cornwall, England. - is the terminus and the southernmost railway station in Britain, 326.5 miles from London Paddington. One side of the station is built on the seawall, the other side is cut into the hillside. #photography #train #rail #penzance d9152/ek

end of the line : Penzance railway station, Cornwall, England. - is the terminus and the southernmost railway station in Britain, 326.5 miles from London Paddington. One side of the station is built on the seawall, the other side is cut into the hillside. #photography #train #rail #penzance d9152/ek

street music : Chichester, West Sussex, England. A regular guitarist busker was playing Lois Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’, when a passing dapper shopper, bag in hand, stops and soulfully sings the lyrics, then just wonders off afterwards. Perfection. Bravo. #photography #chichester a9442/ek

in the sea : Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, England. 3/3 A tidal beach for the adventurous, famous for its white sand, turquoise sea, and rock stacks. #photography #kynance #sea #splash #swim d8728/ek

on the beach : Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, England. 2/3 A tidal beach for the adventurous, famous for its white sand, turquoise sea, and rock stacks. #photography #kynance #beach #sand #rocks d8638/ek

going down : Kynance Cove, The Lizard, Cornwall, England. 1/3 A tidal beach for the adventurous, famous for its white sand, turquoise sea, and rock stacks. #photography #kynance #cliffs #coast #cove d8626/ek