ALT Male Adonis Blue butterfly

ALT Pair of mating Chalkhill Blue butterflies hanging under flower head of Wild Carrot

ALT Silver-spotted Skipper resting on low vegetation

ALT Family party of four Common Cranes. Also two singles and a group of six flew in from north to roost at dusk

ALT Cattle Egret from car park. Another two were in sheep paddocks off road to car park

ALT Male Stonechat from car park

ALT RSPB Nene Washes

ALT People gathering for the Thinking Arbs event with Ted Green MBE in the centre. We all owe Ted a lot for his knowledge and passion for ancient trees, generous sharing of knowledge and promoting debate

ALT Reg Harris, Director of Urban Forestry, talking about the arb work he does at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, including haloing of ancients and veteranisation of younger trees

ALT Luke Steer, Treescapes Consultancy, talking about his work surveying the condition of ancient and veteran trees at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve and the management interventions he recommends to improve their health and structural integrity

ALT Jill Butler by Minor Oak in Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve sharing her knowledge about ancient trees and their habitats - the habitat they provide and the habitats they grow in. Always so much to learn from Jill. One of my ancient and veteran tree heroes for all the work so has done for them

ALT Ampedus balteatus a species of click beetle and a saproxylic. This individual seen walking on exposed red rot and debris on a fallen oak

ALT Fallen ancient oak where Ampedus balteatus was found

ALT Ampedus balteatus disappearing into a crevices on a standing dead oak hulk

ALT Scaphidium quadrimaculatum Four-spotted Rove Beetle

ALT Triplax russica

ALT Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum

ALT Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis

ALT Green Hairstreak butterfly