2012 through the lens of Green shoots - in pictures

From December 2011's winter wetlands gallery, by Nictopus. 'Taken on a truly perfect wintry day. The feed at WWT Slimbridge was even better than usual with the birds chattering against a beautiful pastel sky' Photograph: Nictopus/Flickr

A kingfisher in January's winter wetlands gallery, by nick tomlinson Photograph: Flickr

From January's signs of winter gallery by moira1954 Photograph: Flickr

Dramatic signs of winter - Ice star by GethinThomas Photograph: Flickr

From February's early signs of spring gallery. Snowdrops by James2nd (AKA j2ndphotography) Photograph: Flickr

Early signs of spring. A lovely harbinger of spring, to see and hear a dunnock in full song, by SteveJM2009 Photograph: Flickr

From March's water photography gallery, coupled frogs by Chrissie28IWish! Photograph: Flickr

Patterdale fells reflected in Brothers Water #2, by yorktone Photograph: Flickr

From April's bees gallery - Bee in the grass by TomYoung89 Photograph: Flickr

Yellow pollen monster by steb1 Photograph: Flickr

From May's treasured green spaces gallery - Trench wood, early morning shadows by GethinThomas Photograph: Action images

Beck in spate, upper Wharfe valley, Yorkshire Dales by Bull of the Bog Photograph: Flickr

From June's dragonflies and damselflies gallery - Red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) by PMBrem Photograph: Flickr

From July's fruits of summer gallery - Field of gold by johnybes Photograph: Flickr

Drinking with the lads by jump for joy2010 Photograph: Flickr

Adder by C.G.87 Photograph: Flickr

From August's life on the shoreline gallery - Great skua and gull by PMBrem Photograph: Flickr

A seal enjoying the sun taken by peskynewt Photograph: Flickr

A corkwing wrasse tends the nest, taken by chrisrobs Photograph: Flickr

From September's nature's patterns gallery - Canada geese, in the mist and dawn light, taken by #Dave Roberts# Photograph: Flickr

Puffball fungi on a chunk of an old beech trunk by Otters' holt Photograph: Action images

Green shieldbug taken by Bee Rawlinson Photograph: Flickr

From October's wildlife on a walk gallery - Fungal foray taken by johnybes in Betws-y-Coed, Wales Photograph: johnybes/Flickr

Hoof Slaps At Dawn! taken by Derbyshire Harrier Photograph: Derbyshire Harrier/Flickr

From November's winter urban birdlife gallery - robin, by richbtayl Photograph: Flickr

En Piazza Venezia by Gonzalo 95 Photograph: Flickr

Whitstable in winter by Barbara Aldiss Photograph: Flickr