Every month you send in your best images of the British countryside for us to print in these pages and online. Here, we revisit some of the most outstanding photos you’ve sent us in recent years.
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‘ELLO, HARE
By: Ben Hartle
Where: Chartridge End, Buckinghamshire
Published: January 2018
“While out on my bike, I passed a baby fox rolling around in a field, so I rushed home to get my camera. On my return, the fox had gone, but a hare was in the field opposite, five metres away. I set my camera to quiet mode and started firing the shutter. Amazingly, the hare seemed to take an interest in the shutter noise and headed towards me. I even had to zoom out! It just sat and looked at me while eating.”
SEA SPRAY
By: Yvonne Morrison
Where: South Ayrshire
Published: August 2018
“I live on the beautiful west coast of south Ayrshire. These oystercatchers were enjoying their challenge of flying the winds while avoiding the waves.”
SMALL HELPER
By: Sue Cummins
Where: Whitby, North Yorkshire
Published: February 2019
“My friend’s son Harry thought he’d be helpful and feed the cows on our dairy farm, one straw at a time.”
WINNING CLIFFS
By: Luke Whatley-Bigg
Where: East Sussex
Published: August 2022
“Aged 16, I took this photo of the Sussex coastline as part of an award-winning film I created, called Sussex Sites.”
WALLS OF WAVES
By: Nigel Hodson
Where: Porthcawl, Wales
Published: June 2016
“I captured this image of Storm Imogen hitting Porthcawl Lighthouse on the evening of 8 February 2016.”
BLUE BEAUTY
By: Lesley Hextal
Where: Yorkshire
Published: Nov 2015
“We were astonished to see this field, as blue as the sky. I think the flowers are lupins, grown for fodder.”
WONDER WINGS
By: Verity Hill
Where: Weymouth, Dorset
Published: July 2022
“I saw my first orange-tip butterflies of the season on a sunny afternoon walk. I spotted a well-camouflaged female on some cow parsley and managed to capture the lovely colour of the bluebells in the background.”
MORNING DEW
By: Paul Browning
Where: Camberley, Surrey
Published: February 2023
“The robber fly is a superior predator that spends all day catching insects, but it is docile without sunlight, so early mornings are the best time to photograph it. Occasionally you find one asleep covered in dew, perfect for creating amazing photos.”
VULPINE VIEW
By: Robbie DeVille
Where: Bristol
Published: March 2021
“This small female cub appeared in my local gardens one summer evening. She didn’t seem too bothered by my presence so I was able to get some close shots.”
SLOW DAWN
By: Tony Garratty
Where: Bow Fiddle Rock, Portknockie, Scotland
Published: March 2022
“I was on a photography workshop in Scotland and we were at Bow Fiddle Rock near Portknockie just after sunrise in November, when I captured one of my favourite pictures.”