Pike at Mallards Pike

It was not the reason why the Mallard Duck, and plenty of Pike came by the name "Mallards Pike". Taking its name from a tollhouse that used to stand at the site.

Azure Damselflies at Naghead Nature Reserve

I was on the verge of giving up, nothing for 5 hours and I'd not seen anything. Then, I had an idea, to try their pond, and it was to my advantage that it was full of damselflies, dragonflies, moths frog spawn and there were others.

Large Skipper at Lydney

I caught this one on my journey to the Marshes. It looks like it has got entwined in a spiders web, but I can tell as it flew off.

Large Red Damselflies at Speech House Woodlands

It's not long ago I showed this photograph or another like it, but it is better.

Mandarin Duck photographed at Cannop Ponds

It is all alone, no male or female. Every time that I have been there, it comes on it's own - it must be terribly frustrating.