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Female Oak Bush cricket ovipositing in the bark of a major oak tree in Akeley wood near Stowe school ©Julian Lambley 6 October 2019
Rosemary Beetle ©Julian Lambley, OPen University Milton Keynes 13 August 2019
Great Dodder ©Julian Lambley, Three Locks Golf Club 29 July 2019
Orb spider (Tetragnatha montana) on Agrimony by Peter Hassett, Bucknell Wood 26 July 2019
Green Veined White on Self-heal by Peter Hassett, Bucknell Wood 26 July 2019
Six-spot Burnett ©Paul Lund, Flitwick Moor 25 June 2019
Scarlet Tiger moth ©Paul Lund, Flitwick Moor 25 June 2019
Pyramidal orchid ©Janice Robertson, Howe Park, 26 June 2019
Hedgehog ©Julie Lane, Olney 19 June 2019
Sparrowhawk CC BY_NC_SA Peter Hassett in garden, Shenley Church End 11 June 2019
Wood White ©Julie Lane, Salcey Forest 10 June 2019
Slender Ground hopper ©Julian Lambley, Stonepit Field 4 June 2019
Sawfly ©Julian Lambley, Stonepit Field 4 June 2019
Brown China-mark moth ©Julian Lambley, Stonepit Field 4 June 2019
Broad-bodied chaser ©Julian Lambley, Little Linford Wood 21 May 2019
Wood White ©Julian Lambley, Little Linford Wood 21 May 2019
Hairy Shieldbug ©Julian Lambley, Little Linford Wood 21 May 2019
Male Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus ©Julian Lambley, High Dale in Derbyshire on 20 April 2019
Speckled Wood Butterfly – Ā©Harry Appleyard, Willen Lake North 10 April 2019
Gannet ©Julian Lambley off Bempton Cliffs, East Riding 25 March 2019
Eider Ducks ©Julian Lambley, Runswick Bay, N Yorkshire 28 March 2019.
Speckled Wood Butterfly: ©Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 29 March 2019
Red Admiral Butterfly ©Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 29 March 2019
Light Orange Underwing Moth ©Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 29 March 2019
Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) ©Mike LeRoy, Bradwell Common 23 March 2019
Little Egret by Peter Hassett, Harrold Odell CP 23 March 2019
Violet Oil beetle (Meloe violaceous) ©Julian Lambley Devon garden grassland., Rare in MK region but less so in the South West.
Little Egret ©Peter Hassett, Summer Leys Nature Reserve 6 March 2019
Red Grouse ©Julian Lambley, Wharfedale 10 February 2019
Red Banded Polypore fungus (Fomitopsis pinicola) ©Justin Long, Linford Lakes NR 26 January 2019
Male Shoveler Duck ©Julian Lambley College Lake 20 January 2019
Bracket fungus on Birch ©Julian Lambley , Little Linford Wood 19 January 2019
Whooper swan ©Harry Appleyard, RSPB Ouse Washes 12 January 2019
Male Tree sparrow ©Harry Appleyard, RSPB Ouse Washes 12 January 2019
Fly agaric fungus ©Janice Robertson, Bow Brickhill 28 October 2018
Clustered Bonnet fungus (Mycena inclinata) ©Janice Robertson, Bow Brickhill 28 October 2018
Pochard CC BY_NC_SA Peter Hassett, Wilstone reservoir 20 October 2018
Great Egret CC BY_NC_SA Peter Hassett, Wilstone reservoir 20 October 2018
Clifden Nonpareil moth ©Gordon Redford, Newport Pagnell 16 September 2018
Spot the Coneheads ©Julie Lane, Elfield Park 31 July 2018
Common blue roosting a ©Julie Lane, Elfield Park 31 July 2018
Reflections at Bradwell ©Julie Lane 24 July 2018
MKNHS meets Concrete Cows ©Julie Lane, Bradwell 24 July 2018
Signal Crayfish: (Pacifastacus leniusculus) ©Julian Lambley. Underwater in brook at Bradwell 24 June 2018
Purple Emperor ©Harry Appleyard, Bucknell Wood, 30 June 2018
White-letter Hairstreak ©Harry Appleyard, Bucknell Wood, 30 June 2018
Ruby-tailed wasp ©Janice Robertson, Rutland Water 6 September 2017
Bee Orchid in garden ©Zoe Raven, Stoke Goldington 17 June 2018
Fragrant Orchid ©Julie Lane, Clinton Ragpits 12 June 2018
Cross between a Common Spotted and Southern Marsh orchids © Julian Lambley, Clinton Ragpits 12June 2018
Common Froglet ©Ian Saunders, garden pond, Stoke Goldington10 June 2018
Hover Fly, Helophilus pendulus ©Ian Saunders. garden pond, Stoke Goldington 10 june 2018
False oil beetle, Oedemera nobilis (female), ©Ian Saunders Feeding on spearwort, garden pond, Stoke Goldington 10 June 2018
Small Blue butterfly ©Janice Robertson, Stonepit Field 10 June 2018
White-legged damselfly ©Janice Robertson, Stonepit Field 10 June 2018
Pasqueflower ©Phil Sarre, Knocking Hoe NR 9 June 2018
Burnt-tip orchid ©Mary Sarre, Knocking Hoe NR 9 June 2018
Male Banded Demoiselle, ©Harry Appleyard, Rushden Lakes 5 June 2018
Female Red-eyed Damselfly ©Harry Appleyard, Rushden Lakes 5 June 2018
Female, Banded Demoiselle ©Harry Appleyard, Rushden Lakes 5 June 2018
Blue-tailed damselfly ©Julian Lambley, Rushden Lakes 5 June 2018
Yellow Archangel ©Ian Saunders Stoke Wood, Stoke Goldington 24 May 2018
Green-winged Orchid ©Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe, 30 May 2018
Cranes by Sue and Andrew Hetherington, Gallows Bridge 16 May 2018
Tawny Owl ©Julie Lane, Clun 5 May 2018
Hairy-footed flower bee ©Julie Lane, Olney 2 May 2018
Cowslips & Ground Ivy ©Janice Robertson, Linford Lakes NR 9 April 2018
Lesser Black-backed Gull ©Peter Hassett, College Lake 4 April 2018
Swallow ©Peter Hassett, College Lake 4 April 2018
Buzzard ©Peter Hassett, College Lake 4 April 2018
Lapwing nest ©Martin Kincaid, Stony Stratford NR 26 March 2014
Adder ©Matt Andrews, Stockgrove Country Park 25 March 2018
Teal ©Peter Hassett, Willen 25 January 2018
Cormorant ©Peter Hassett, Willen 25 January 2018
Wood Mouse ©Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe, 23 January 2018
Black-headed Gull ©Peter Hassett, Foxcote Reservoir 19 January 2018
Wigeon ©Peter Hassett, Foxcote Reservoir 19 January 2018
Sparrowhawk ©Peter Hassett, Shenley Church End, 17 January 2018
Redwing ©Peter Hassett, Shenley Church End 18 December 2017
Sepedon sphegea ©Janice Robertson at Howe Park Wood 7 September 2017
Harvestman, Leibunum rotundum ©Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR , 21 August 2017
Harvestman, Leibunum rotundum ©Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR , 21 August 2017
Sexton beetle on a dead mole ©Julie Lane, Olney 23 August 2017
Mute Swan with cygnets ©Julie Lane, Olney 23 August 2017
Daubentonās bat Ā©Ann Strutton, Pineham, 11 August 2017
Holly Blue on Goldenrod ©Martin Kincaid, Stonepit Field 13th August 2017
Otter on bridge ©Martin Kincaid, Linford Lakes NR 29 July 2017
Lesser Stag Beetle ©Martin Kincaid, Howe Park Wood, 24 July 2017
Dark Green Fritillary ©Martin Kincaid, College Lake 3 August 2015
Brown Hairstreak ©Martin Kincaid, Finemere Wood 25 July 2015
Chalkhill blue on Carline Thistle ©Martin Kincaid, Ivinghoe
Field Vole ©Julian Lambley, Edgewick Farm 1 August 2017
Scarce Chaser Dragonfly by Martin Kincaid, Linford Lakes NR 27 July 2017
Volucella zonaria Hoverfly Ā©Julie Lane. Johnson’s Field, Olney. 25 July 2017
Emperor Dragonfly (male) ©Peter Hassett Bucknell Wood, 8 July 2017
Silver-washed Fritillary (valezina form) ©Kevin Booden, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
White Admiral (underside) ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Silver-washed Fritallary (male) ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Silver-washed Fritallary (male) ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Ringlet ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Purple Hairstreak ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Purple Hairstreak underside ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Large Skipper ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Gatekeeper ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
White Admiral ©Paul Young, Bucknell Wood 8 July 2017
Wood White in flight ©Paul Lund, Bucknell Wood, 8 July 2017
Wood White egg laying ©Paul Lund, Bucknell Wood, 8 July 2017
Wood White egg ©Paul Lund, Bucknell Wood, 8 July 2017
Silver-washed-Fritillary by Julian Lambley Bernwood Butterfly trail 24June 2017
Oystercatcher ©Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR 19 June 2017
Pied Wagtail ©Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR 19 June 2017
Greater Spotted Woodpecker by Peter Hassett, College Lakes 18 June 2017
Long Tailed Tit by Peter Hassett, College Lake 18 June 2017
Emperor Dragonfly by Peter Hassett, Pitstone Quarry. 28 May 2017
Marsh Frog by Peter Hassett, Rainham Marsh 15 May 2017
Shelduck by Peter Hassett, Rainham Marsh 15 May 2017
Four-spotted Chaser by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 2 May 2017
Ring Ouzel, by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 24 April 2017
Large Red Damselfly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 18 April 2017
Male Orange Tip Butterfly by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 3 April 2017
Waxwing by Julian Lambley, Stony Stratford 3 April 2017
Red-tailed Bumblebee by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 14 March 2017
Teal by Julian Lambley, 4 March 2017
Cranes by Julian Lambley 4 March 2017
Red-necked Grebe by Peter Hassett, Draycote Water 1 March 2017
Tree Bumblebee by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 24 February 2017
Firecrest by Peter Hassett, Linford Lakes NR 18 February 2017
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly by Peter Hassett , Shenley Church End 17 February 2017
Marsh Tit by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 16 February 2017
Water Rail by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Linear Park 16 February 2017
Water Rail by Mark Lynham, Linford Lakes NR 12 February 2017
Snipe by Tony Woods at Willen Lake, 4 February 2017
Snowdrops by Harry Appleyard , Tattenhoe 4 February 2017
Fieldfare by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 16 January 2017
Wigeon and Moorhen by Harry Appleyard, Emerson Valley 14 January 2017
Male Siskin by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 13 January 2017
Wigeon by Harry Appleyard, Emerson Valley 8 January 2017
Wigeon by Harry Appleyard, Emerson Valley 8 January 2017
Grey Heron with Water Shrew by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 7 January 2017
Leucistic Blackbird by Harry Appleyard, Emerson Valley 6 January 2017
Siskin by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 5 January 2017
Kingfisher by Harry Appleyard, Furzton 29 December 2016
Grey Wagtail by Harry Appleyard, Furzton 29 December 2016
Common Gull with Black-headed Gulls by Harry Appleyard, Furzton Lake 29 December 2016
House Sparrow by Harry Appleyard, Furzton Lake 28 December 2016
Fungi by Harry Appleyard, Furzton 28 December 2016
Muntjac Buck by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 28 November 2016
Crows at Moonrise by Harry Appleyard 13 November 2016
Mute Swan by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 11 November 2016
Grey Heron by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 7 November 2016
Slime mould, Physarum nutans by Peter Hassett, Linford Wood, 30 October 2016
Willow Emerald Damselfly Galls by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 17 October 2016
Male Willow Emerald Damselfly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Valley Park 14 October 2016
Hornet by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 14 October 2016
Male Migrant Hawker by Harry Appleyard Tattenhoe Park 9 October 2016
Female Willow Emerald ovipositing by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Valley Park 4 October 2016
Male Willow Emerald Damselfly Tattenhoe Park Harry Appleyard 2nd October
Male Willow Emerald Damselfly Tattenhoe Park Harry Appleyard 1st October
Female Willow Emerald Damselfly Tattenhoe Park Harry Appleyard 1st October 2016
Scots Pine by Alan Birkett, Linford Manor
Fox by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 24th September 2016
Red Admiral by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 22nd September 2016
Female Emperor by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 21st September 2016
Caterpillars by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 20th September 2016
Male Common Darter by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 20th September 2016
Comma by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 20th Sept ember 2016
Grey Heron by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Linear Park 4 September 2016
Mature Male Southern Hawker by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 1 September 2016
Marsh Tit by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 1 September 2016
Grass Snake by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 1 September 2016
Brimstone by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 1 September 2016
Common Frogs by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood, March 2016 (Short-listed in Countryfile 2016 Competition)
Male Migrant Hawker by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 29 August 2016
Morning sunlight in Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard 26 August 2016
Great White Egret and Little Egret by Harry Appleyard, Floodplain Forest NR 23 August 2016
Spotted Flycatchers at Elfield Park by Peter Garner 16 August 2016
Fox by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 10 August 2016
Painted Lady by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 9 August 2016
Mature Male Emerald Damselfly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 7 August 2016
Silver-washed Fritillary by Harry Appleyard, North Bucks Way 21 July 2016
Honeysuckle by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 31 July 2016
Small Heath by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Linear Park, 14 July 2016
Mature Male Emerald Damselfly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park, 14 July 2016
Grey Heron by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Linear Park, 14 July 2016
Comma by Harry Appleyard, North Bucks Way, 13 July 2016
Silver-Washed Fritillary by Harry Appleyard, North Bucks Way, 13 July 2016
White Admiral by Harry Appleyard, North Bucks Way, 8 July 2016
Black-tailed Skimmer by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Valley Park, 27 June 2016
Eyelash Fungus by Peter Garner. Wicken Wood, 5 July 2016
Mirid Bug by Peter Garner. Wicken Wood, 5 July 2016
Glowworm by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Glowworm by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Great Crested Newt by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Small Skipper by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Oak Bush-cricket nymph by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Oak Bush-cricket nymph by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Large Yellow Underwing by Paul Lund. Wicken Wood 5 July 2016
Biting Stonecrop and Ivy-leaved Toadflax at Olney Church by Martin Kincaid. 13 June 2016
Biting Stonecrop and Ivy-leaved Toadflax at Olney Church by Martin Kincaid. 13 June 2016
Goosander chicks at Olney Mill by Julian Lambley 14 June 2016
Pasque Flower at Knocking Hoe Down Reserve by Julian Lambley, 11 June 2016
Burnt Orchid at Knocking Hoe by Julian Lambley, 11 June 2016
Green Hairstreak at Knocking Hoe by Julian Lambley, 11 June 2016
Marsh Orchid by Julian Lambley at Three Locks on 11 May 2016
Bee Orchid by Julian Lambley at Three Locks on 11 May 2016
Xanthogramma citrofasciatum by Peter Garner at Linford lakes NR, 17 May 2016
Bank Vole by Harry Appleyard, Shenley Wood 28 April 2016
Green-Veined White by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 2 May 2016
Wren by Harry Appleyard, Shenley Wood 28 April 2016
Song Thrush by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 30 April 2016
Ring-Necked Parakeet by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 1 May 2016
Male Parasitic bee, Nomada ferruginata, by Peter Garner, Thornborough and Coomb Community Woodlands, 2 May 2016
Female Parasitic bee, Nomada ferruginata, by Peter Garner, Thornborough and Coomb Community Woodlands, 2 May 2016
Wood Warbler by Peter Garner, Linford Lakes NR, 2 May 2016
Wood Warbler by Peter Garner, Linford Lakes NR, 2 May 2016
Holly Blue by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 20 April 2016
Large Red Damselfly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 20 April 2016
Starling by Harry Appleyard, 20 April 2016
The Moon by Harry Appleyard, 19 April 2016
Treecreeper by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 23 April 2016
Red Kite by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 19 April 2016
Grey Heron by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 19 April 2016
Grass snake by Martin Kincaid, Linford Lakes NR,24 April 2016
Black-winged Stilt by Mark Appleton, Floodplain Forest NR 24 April 2016
Male Blackcap by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe, 17 April 2016
Little Ringed Plovers by Harry Appleyard, Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve, 13 April 2016
Treecreeper by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood, 14 April 2016
Small White by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe, 17 April 2016
Bluebells, Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard, 14 April 2016
Cowslip by Peter Hassett, Newton Bromswold 17 April 2016
Grass Snake by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe, 15 April 2016
Grey Wagtail by Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR, 10 April 2016
Cormorant by Harry Appleyard, Furzton Lake 3 April 2016
Comma and Peacock by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 2 April 2016
Grey Heron by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 2 April 2016
Willow Warbler by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Valley Park 2 April 2016
Brimstone by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 2 April 2016
Male Wheatear by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe Park 1 April 2016
Floodplain Forest NR by Peter Garner, 25 March 2016
Grey Heron by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Redshank by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Redshank by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Redshank by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Reed Bunting by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Little Egret by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Lapwing by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Green Sandpipers by Peter Garner, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Comma by Peter Garner, Little Linford Wood, 25 March 2016
Nuthatch by Peter Garner, Little Linford Wood, 25 March 2016
Redshank by Peter Hassett, Floodplain Forest NR, 25 March 2016
Muntjac Buck by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 24 March 2016
Common Toad by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 23 March 2016
Chiffchaff by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 22 March 2016
Bee-fly by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 22 March 2016
Siskin by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 22 March 2016
Common Lizard by Harry Appleyard, Rammamere Heath 13 March 2016
Male Chaffinch by Harry Appleyard, North Bucks Way 14 March 2016
Treecreeper by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 13 March 2016
Small Tortoiseshell by Harry Appleyard, Kings Wood 13 March 2016
Male Bullfinch by Harry Appleyard, Tattenhoe 06Mar16
Coal Tit by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 06Mar16
Common Frogs by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 04Mar16
Common Frogs by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 01Mar16
Bluebells by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 01Mar16
First bluebells of the year, Water Spinney, Tattenhoe by Harry Appleyard 14Feb16
Honey Bee on cherry blossom, Tattenhoe Park by Harry Appleyard 11Feb16
Fox, Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard 11Feb16
Male Sparrowhawk near Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard 11Feb16
Common Buzzards over Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard 11Feb16
Ferruginous duck at Caldecotte Lake by Peter Garner 7Feb16
Ferruginous and Tufted duck at Caldecotte Lake by Peter Garner 7Feb16
Tree Bumblebee at Howe Park Wood by Harry Appleyard 3Feb16
Red-tipped Clearwing at Wolverton Mill by Peter Garner 28Jul15
Large Skipper at Linford Wood by Peter Hassett 16Jun15
Red Admiral at Linford Wood by Peter Hassett 16Jun15
A pair of Wood Whites mating in Salcey Forest, by Peter Hassett 16Jun15
Frog with ear infection by Julian Lambley, Broughton Brook, 09Jun15
Southern Hawker, Stover Country Park, 19Jul14, Peter Hassett
Torpid Dormouse, 25Jan15, Paul Manchester
White Admiral photo by Harry Stark
Turtle Dove, Julie’s garden, Julie Lane, January 2014
Emperor Dragonfly, Stonepit Field, 15Jul14, Peter Hassett
Marbled White, Holtspur Bottom, 15Jun14, Peter Hassett