Take a hike
‘The mist rarely cleared during my hike up Beinn a’ Chochuill in the Scottish Highlands on 26 July. As I approached the top I noticed that the mist had lifted and it became a race to reach the top before it descended once again. The view north to the Isle of Lismore and the Appin peninsula was well worth the effort.’
Photograph: Peter Goodair
Raining champion
‘Zharnel Hughes strides to victory in the 100m race at Regional Arena Manchester on Saturday 8 July. The event took place during a thunderstorm.’
Photograph: Ged Noonan
Royal couple
‘While working on a project about agricultural shows in North Yorkshire, I saw these two dogs and asked if I could photograph them. When I asked their names the owner replied “Charles and Camilla”.’
Photograph: Paul Anthony Wilson
Rail revival
‘This is our newly restored railway station in Malvern, Worcestershire. Malvern was the haunt of Charles Darwin, in search of the “water cure” for his daughter, who sadly died in the town. The Malvern Hills were also the inspiration of much of Edward Elgar’s music. Both these inspired characters will have used this railway station.’
Photograph: Lynne Falconer
Beautiful borage
‘These gorgeously rampant borage plants have been sown on the margins of my local playing fields in Chester to improve biodiversity. The furry stems make a lush frame for late summer sunsets.’
Photograph: Claire Stevenson
Commuter chaos
‘The 5pm rush hour at Barasat railway station in West Bengal, India. Barasat is a junction station, where every day thousands of people change trains and use this footbridge to change platforms.’
Photograph: Dibakar Roy
Social butterfly
‘A butterfly rests on a flower in Kalamazoo, Michigan, US.’
Photograph: Larry Mahannah
Roving roe
‘A young male roe deer spotted in a field near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, last month. It had just started to rain while my girlfriend and I were birdwatching and we were fortunate to get this shot as he looked up.’
Photograph: Chris Humphries
Trolley birds
‘What do you call a gathering of starlings on shopping trollies? Photo taken at Sainsbury’s in Sydenham, London.’
Photograph: Karen Nicholls
Bear necessities
‘A polar bear making its way along the coast in Svalbard, Norway. I was on a trip with Naturetrek around Svalbard and had been hoping to see polar bears. We’d had a distant view the day before, but then one of the ship’s crew spotted this young male. We were able to follow him for a while as he weaved his way in and out of the rocks and snow.’
Photograph: David O'Connor
Soaking summer
‘Grain crops were hit hard by July’s wind and rain. Photo taken in Medburn, Northumberland.’
Photograph: Philip Shorrock
So long, Sydney
‘Holidaymakers taking in the last of the views of Sydney harbour as they wait for their cruise liner to depart and head off into the sunset.’
Photograph: Michael Sutherland/GuardianWitness
Holy water
‘This young nun enjoying an early morning walk caught my attention. Barefoot, enjoying the feel of the sea and sand, except for her habit, she could have been any other young person with her backpack and electronic device in her hand. Photo taken in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain.’
Photograph: Deborah Powell/GuardianWitness
Natural delight
‘My first ever sighting of a wall brown butterfly. It was low down on a wall in Llanfwrog churchyard in Ruthin, Wales, as I was out for a Sunday morning walk.’
Photograph: Helen Evans
The fox office
‘The foxes in Crystal Palace, south London, are quite bold, but even more so since the lockdowns. Up early one morning, I saw this group just relaxing before people had started to venture out.’
Photograph: Hollin Jones
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