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Steve Gray
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Amateur nature & landscape photographer from Herefordshire.
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A stunning Red Admiral feeding on Ivy in the evening sunlight #nature #herefordshire #photography
October 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Gorse in flower in the Herefordshire hills #autumn #herefordshire #fujifilm #photography
October 1, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Red Admiral & European Hornet feeding on Common Ivy along a quiet Herefordshire lane #autumn #nature #herefordshire
A Red Admiral butterfly feeds on flowering ivy with green foliage in the background. A European Hornet feeds on flowering ivy with the dark interior of a hedge behind.
September 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Our garden Buddleia is alive with butterflies. Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma, Small Copper, Large White & Green-veined White.
July 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I’m a big fan of Viper’s-bugloss (Echium vulgare) & so are many different pollinators. Lovely to see it in flower in #herefordshire
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Evening sunlight in the meadow at The Flits NNR yesterday.

#herefordshire #nature #photography
June 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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By creating #WildSpaces where butterflies and moths can feed, breed and shelter, we can make a difference 🌿🏙️

Will you support the creation of urban wild spaces? Find out more about our ambitious plans to transform schools and parks in #Glasgow 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/glasgow-wi...
June 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Morning stroll in the stunning wildflower meadow at The Parks Nature Reserve @herefordshirewt.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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A lovely Peacock photographed today at Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

#warwickshire #wildlife #photography
A Peacock butterfly in sunlight feeding on a white bramble flower.
June 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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In a #herefordshire meadow

#nature #wildlife #photography
A Peacock butterfly feeding on a Clover plant. A yellow Meadow Buttercup flower with green grass behind.
May 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Dog rose in flower in #herefordshire
May 23, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Male & female Beautiful Demoiselle #herefordshire #nature #wildlife #photography
May 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Shenmore, Herefordshire

#nature #wildlife #photography
Afternoon sunlight on cow parsley growing alongside a rural lane with a dark green hedge beyond. A Large white butterfly feeds on a bramble flower with a green background behind.
May 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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A male Stonechat at Moccas Hill Wood.

#nature #wildlife #photography
A black-headed Stonechat on top of a flowering gorse bush with a clear blue sky beyond.
May 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Beautiful Pearl-bordered Fritillary photographed in #herefordshire a couple of weeks ago

#nature #wildlife #photography
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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A Marsh Fritillary I spotted this afternoon in #herefordshire … not sure this is a common visitor to these parts? @savebutterflies.bsky.social @herefordshirewt.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Garden bumblebee & Crab apple photographed last weekend in the stunning Hergest Croft Gardens #herefordshire #wildlife #nature #photography
A garden bumblebee feeds on a yellow flower with out of focus green foliage in the background. A close-up image of Crab apple blossom, buds and leaves.
May 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I visited @herefordshirewt.bsky.social Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve this morning with the idea of photographing birds. Instead, I was utterly beguiled by Beautiful Demoiselles, including this stunning male #herefordshire #nature #wildlife #photography
An iridescent blue damselfly with dark golden wings sitting on a bright green bramble leaf.
May 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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If you're interested in learning more about how to create #WildSpaces in schools this #OutdoorClassroomDay, you can find guides, games and lesson plans here 👇
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Turn your school into a Wild Space
School grounds can be transformed into Wild Spaces that provide amazing outdoor classrooms to inspire the next generation of conservationists and nature-lovers. We encourage schools (and all Wild…
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May 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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This friendly Robin was very interested in our scones #herefordshire #wildlife #photography
A Robin standing on a wooden railing with fading black paint and a brick wall behind.
May 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Garden visitor

#herefordshire #wildlife #nature #photography
A male Blackbird on a rooftop in the sunlight with a green background.
May 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Let the countdown begin 🦋📆

The #BigButterflyCount is back for 2025! Join the biggest citizen science project of its kind from 18 July to 10 August and help us assess how the UK’s more common butterflies and day-flying moths are faring.

📷: Andrew Cooper
A golden butterfly chrysalis hangs upside down from a plant stem. Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo and text overlay reads 'let the countdown begin'. Image has a green border around it.
May 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Saw my first Small Copper of the year this week. Here’s one from a couple of years ago.

#herefordshire #wildlife #nature #butterflies #photography
An orange-coloured butterfly rests with wings open on the stem of a plant with a green background.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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A Grey Heron on the lookout for some dinner along the shoreline in Douglas, Isle of Man.

#isleofman #wildlife #photography
A Grey Heron standing on a rocky shoreline surrounded by seaweed with a blue sky beyond.
May 3, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Just getting started on Bluesky. Here’s an image from a brief but wonderful encounter with a Tawny Owl a couple of years ago.

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#herefordshire #nature #photography
A close up image of a Tawny Owl showing the colours and texture of its feathers, with a green background beyond.
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM