The Britographer — Britain's Natural World, Photographed
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Britain through the lens
From Midlands hedgerows to Cornish clifftops — Britain never stops being beautiful, if you know where to look.
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Latest from the field
Every week, a new story from somewhere in these beautiful islands. There's always something worth finding.
Wildflowers
The fern: three hundred and fifty million years of unfurling
It does not flower. It does not seed. It unfurls. The male fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) has been doing this since before the dinosaurs — a field note on the crozier and the spore.
Wildlife
The queen swan: the vigil
In May the queen swan sits on her nest in the reeds — five weeks of vigil, the brood patch and the bill turn, the regalia nobody writes about.
Wildlife
The harlequin ladybird: a tale of scale
It looks similar enough at a glance. The harlequin (Harmonia axyridis) — the seven-spot on steroids — and the quiet displacement of Britain's native ladybird.
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