Good morning ☕️ Here’s a very interesting looking willow tree, it appears to have lost most of its lower branches over time and there could be a number of reasons for that. Still a very intriguing looking tree! 🌳🌿🌳🍃🌳 #Trees #TreeClub #TreeTuesday #Nature #ThickTrunkTuesday

Good morning ☕️ The hedgerows are dripping with fruit at the moment, including these ripening elderberries which seem to be growing in abundance this year! Have a wonderful new week everyone 💜🌿 #Elderberries #Fruits #Nature @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

It was lovely to see these patches of white bryony growing amongst the hedgerows earlier, they’re such a beautiful looking small, delicate wildflower 💛🌿 #SundayYellow #Wildflowers

Good morning ☕️ This greater knapweed was looking lovely recently in the field, I love the bright pink-purple colour of the florets 💜🌿 #FlowersOnFriday #Knapweed #Wildflowers #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ There are signs of autumn everywhere, such as acorns of the mighty oak tree, a sure sign of autumn! 🍁🌰🌿 #Autumn #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ There are signs of autumn everywhere, such as acorns of the mighty oak tree, a sure sign of autumn! 🍁🌰🌿 #Autumn #NaturePhotography

Hello everyone ☕️🔆 A sunny autumn afternoon stroll with some nice peaceful views and the sun peeking out through the trees. I hope you all get some sunshine today wherever you are. 🌳🌿☀️🍃🌾 #OutdoorAdventures #Lake #Nature #Landscape #Reflections #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ 🌲🪵🍀 The sun shining down on my favourite oak tree. Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #TreeClub #TreeTuesday

Good morning all! ☕️ A walk around the local grasslands and came across some creeping thistle. Hope you all had a great weekend and have an even better start to the new week 💜🩷🍃 #Thistle #CreepingThistle #NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Hello everyone ☕️ I always take a lot of photos whenever I’m by the lakeside, so here are some more from my last visit. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! 🌱💚🌾🌷🍃 #OutdoorAdventures #Weekend #WeekendVibes #NaturePhotography

Lots of Himalayan Balsam along the stream on another sunny afternoon. This beautiful but invasive plant is also known as ‘kiss-me-on-the-mountain’… what a great name! 🩷🌿🌸🌷☀️ #FlowersOnFriday #HimalayanBalsam

Hello everyone ☕️🩷🌿 I thought I’d share this common carder bee on lesser knapweed for today’s Insect Thursday. I really love the vibrant colour of the knapweed. Have a great Thursday everyone! #InsectThursday #SaveOurBees #Wildlife #NaturePhotography

Hello everyone ☕️ A rose from my summer garden 🪴🌸 #RoseWednesday #Rose #GardenFlowers #Gardening #FlowerPhotography

Good morning ☕️ Interesting looking clouds! ⛅️💙 Blue skies peaking through the clouds #Clouds #Lakeside #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ Common yarrow is a wildflower which has flowers found mostly in white, although some varieties can be pale pink or reddish and also yellow, and in some parts of the world it is considered to bring good luck! 🤍🌿 #FlowerPhotography #Flowers #CommonYarrow

Good morning ☕️ A sunny late summer view at the lake Have a great weekend everyone! 🌿 #LandscapePhotography #NatureIsBeautiful #Weekend #OutdoorAdventures

A close up shot of Selfheal, I love these small flowers which are often found in garden lawns (these are from my garden lawn) and is a native perennial 🥰💜🌿 #FlowersOnFriday #Gardening #FlowerPhotography #Flowers

Good morning ☕️🌿 Some more of those gorgeous views at the lake, with lots of late summer sunshine #LandscapePhotography #OutdoorAdventures

Good morning ☕️☀️🌿 Some more of those gorgeous views at the lake, with lots of late summer sunshine #LandscapePhotography #OutdoorAdventures

Good morning ☕️🌿 Some late summer blackberries and their gorgeous white flowers growing on these September bramble bushes. Have a great day everyone 🍀♥️🍃 #Blackberries #Brambles #NaturePhotography

Hazy sunshine this afternoon I love this view… 🥰☀️🌲🌿 #LandscapePhotography #ThePhotoHour #NatureIsBeautiful #OutdoorAdventures #NewWeek

A cheery summer meadow of ragwort putting on a colourful display. Happy Sunday everyone! 🌿☀️💛🌿☀️🍃🌼🌿 #SundayYellow #Wildflowers #Ragwort #FlowerPhotography #YellowFlowers #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ Haws, the dark red berries of the Hawthorn that are now beginning to appear. These fruits, which appear in autumn after the white blossoms have faded, are an important food source for some birds in autumn and winter. Have a great weekend everyone 🌿♥️🌿💚🌿 #Autumn #Haws #NaturePhotography

Another view of the Purple Loosestrife at the lakeside 💜💙🌿 #FlowersOnFriday #Wildflowers #FlowerPhotography #PurpleFlowers #NaturePhotography #Lakeside

Good morning all ☕️💜🌿 Purple Loosestrife putting on a pretty display near the lakeside recently. #FlowersOnFriday #Wildflowers #FlowerPhotography #PurpleFlowers #NaturePhotography #Lakeside

Good morning ☕️ Female oak weevils use their long drill-like snout, called a rostrum, to bore into the acorns tough shell to lay their eggs, I was pleased to get this pic of an acorn weevil last autumn 🍂🌰🌿 #InsectThursday #Weevil #Acorns #NaturePhotography #ThrowbackThursday

Good morning ☕️ There are signs of autumn everywhere, including these acorns of the mighty oak tree, a sure sign of the arrival of the new season 🌳💚🌳 #TreeTuesday #Trees #TreeClub #ThickTrunkTuesday

Seeing as today is the last day of August, I thought I’d share some of my favourite photos from the summer through to the end of August. It’s been a great summer and I’m looking forward to autumn as well 🌿💚🌱 #Summer #Photography

Here are some more pics taken from around the lake, with some very interesting looking clouds above! ⛅️😍🍀🌲 #LandscapePhotography #Lakeside #ThePhotoHour #NatureIsBeautiful #OutdoorAdventures #Weekend

Cloud watching down by the lake ☁️ #WeatherWatchers #Weather #Clouds @stormhour.com

Good morning ☕️ It’s definitely felt like autumn is in the air this week, and here’s a sight I’m definitely looking forward to seeing again next summertime, pretty purple Loosestrife along the lakeside a couple of weeks ago. Happy Friday everyone! 🌿💜🌿 #FlowersOnFriday #PurpleLoosestrife

Good morning all! ☕️🐝💚 For todays #InsectThursday, I give you this cute little Red-Tailed Bumblebee on Hawksbeard flowers, looking for that sweet nectar! Happy Thursday everyone, have a great day! #Bees #SaveOurBees #NaturePhotography #Wildlife

Hello everyone! ☕️💙💚 Throwback to when this Common Chicory flower (which is part of the daisy family) first appeared in my front lawn a few summers ago, a first as it’s never grown in my garden before! Happy Wednesday everyone! #FlowerPhotography #GardenFlowers

Good morning ☕️ The bark on this Silver Birch is incredibly tactile! I’m looking forward to seeing everyone else’s tree photos today, happy trunking everyone! 🪵🌲 #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #TreeClub #TreeTuesday

Flowering Mock Orange, what a fabulous sight it is, and with the most wonderful sweet scent too! Have a great start to the new week everyone! 🤍🌿 #MockOrange #Nature #Flowers #FlowerPhotography

Good morning ☕️ A sea of yellow as far as the eye can see. Fleabane is part of the same family as daisies, and they do look very similar. 🌿💛🍃☀️🌿💛🌿☀️🌿 #SundayYellow #Wildflowers #Fleabane #FlowerPhotography

Prunus spinosa - blackthorn or sloe 🍇🌿 The fruits can be used to make sloe gin in Britain and are similar to a small damson or plum, making them suitable for preserves #Blackthorn #Sloe #NaturePhotography

Good morning ☕️ A green-veined white on bramble that I photographed last week, there have been a lot more butterfly sightings this summer compared to last year, and I was happy to get this pic 🦋💛🌿 @savebutterflies.bsky.social #Butterflies #InsectThursday

Good morning! ☕️ It’s my favourite tree for todays #ThickTrunkTuesday! I love summer but I also love autumn as well, and you can just see the autumn colours starting to appear in the background of this photo, which was taken last Friday. 🌳🌿🌳🍃🌳🌿🌳 #TreeTuesday #Trees #TreeClub

Agrimony at the side of the lake this week. It’s part of the rose family and is also known by the names sticklewort and liverwort. 🌿💛🍃☀️🌿💛🌿☀️🌿 #SundayYellow #Wildflowers #Agrimony #FlowerPhotography

Good morning ☕️ Teasel seed heads 🌾🌼🌿 Have a wonderful weekend everyone #Weekend #WeekendVibes #WildflowerHour #Nature #Teasel #NaturePhotography @wildflowerhour.bsky.social

Pretty in pink, Musk Mallow is out in force at the moment, looking glorious in todays afternoon sunshine. Happy Friday everyone 🌸🍃 #FlowersOnFriday #Wildflowers #FlowerPhotography #Nature #PinkFriday #MuskMallow

Good morning ☕️ A Batman Hoverfly perched on common yarrow for Insect Thursday. Have a wonderful day everyone 📷🐝🌱 #InsectThursday #Insects #Wildlife #ThePhotoHour #NaturePhotography

A beautiful Field Rose (Rosa Arvensis) #RoseWednesday #ROSE 🌿🤍🌿

It’s Tuesday, so it must be time for #ThickTrunkTuesday! 🌳 #TreeClub #Nature #TreeTuesday

Good morning/afternoon/evening ☕️ An afternoon at the lake ☀️🌱💦🌿 Have a wonderful new week everyone #Monday #Summer #NaturePhotography

It was a very pleasant surprise to come across this wonderful patch of Toadflax, it really is a beautiful wildflower, so bright and cheerful. Happy Sunday everyone 💛🌱 #SundayYellow #Toadflax #Wildflowers #WildflowerHour

Good morning ☕️ A summer meadow 🥰 Have a great weekend everyone! 🌷🍃 #LandscapePhotography #NatureIsBeautiful #OutdoorAdventures

Good morning ☕️🩷🌿 A busy bee on Lesser Knapweed Have a great Thursday everyone! #InsectThursday #SaveOurBees @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social #Wildlife #Nature

Swaying in the summer breeze 🌾