Bedstraw, Scotland

This beautiful bedstraw was growing in an area of ground in Scotland that has been recently fenced off. Previously the area was heavily grazed by sheep and only a thin herb layer existed on the ground. Now however there is the possibility for more growth and a wide variety of flowers covers the ground.

Damselfly, Oxfordshire

I had been looking out for this image for a while. The setting sun at the Otmoor reserve in Oxfordshire proved to be the ideal setting for this photo. It was a tricky shot to compose and I shot well over a roll of film trying out various positions for the sun to try and maintain the impact that I was looking for from the image.

Bank Vole , Oxfordshire

This vole was another in a collection of images that I have been developing with humane traps and a purpose built enclosure. Bank voles are very common throughout the fields of Oxfordshire and I wanted an image which reflected the season so I collected some wild oats and wheat that had been grown in a local field.

Wood mouse, Oxfordshire

Wood mice make better photographic subjects than voles because they are more active. This particular individual was climbing throughout my setup and tested the construction to its limits prying at all the holes. I set a branch of brambles up into the corner with the hope that the mouse would use this to climb and fortunately it came back down this route several times allowing me to get this slightly more unusual shot.