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.
From the Journal
Latest from the field
Every week, a new story from somewhere in these beautiful islands. There's always something worth finding.
Wildlife
The cinnabar caterpillar: the poison, worn
The gold-and-black caterpillar stripping ragwort on a July verge eats a poison that would kill a horse — and wears it. A field note on the cinnabar.
Wildlife
The Worker Bumblebee
She is born female, fed just short of queenhood, and forages until her wings give out. A field note on the worker bumblebee and the work nobody sees.
Wildlife
The tree bumblebee: she let herself in
She arrived in Britain uninvited in 2001 and moved into our bird boxes — a field note on the tree bumblebee, her harmless early-summer swarm, and why she is nothing to fear.
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