Sun, sandcastles and salty dogs: our readers' summer images

Sand castles in Angelsey, Wales. Photograph: jelliebond/GuardianWitness

Sunspecks glistening in the puddles at low tide in Whitstable. Photograph: Pippasue/GuardianWitness

A cycle at sundown in Kent, England. Photograph: kimjohn001/GuardianWitness

A pair of salty dogs: "Dixie and Wilf keep cool on Exmouth Beach, Devon." Photograph: foxinwinter/GuardianWitness

"On a canal trip up to Edgbaston: glorious sunshine and so very green, hard to believe it's only 5 minutes outside the centre of the city." Photograph: Mandy Charlton/GuardianWitness

Along the Esplanade at Southsea, Hampshire. Photograph: RPGIBBS/GuardianWitness

Sunset over the Thames by Iffley Fields. "Dramatic sunsets are a welcome feature of the summer. This one particularly colourful because the Thames appears to be on fire." Photograph: Bob Weatherhead/GuardianWitness

Summer is a good time for puppies... Photograph: essequamvideri/GuardianWitness

... And also cats. Take a bow, Neko. Or just keep sitting there. Photograph: Lula1978/GuardianWitness

Colourful flowers in Oxford's Botanic Garden. Photograph: Bob Weatherhead/GuardianWitness

"This dog was having so much fun in the waves at Church Cove." Photograph: AuntieBeard/GuardianWitness

A paraglider over the Peak District. Photograph: TimmRanson/GuardianWitness

A lazy day on the Thames. Photograph: Bermondsey/GuardianWitness

"Sat above the sluice and watched the sun go down while scoffing a picnic after a lovely warm day." Photograph: tynegal/GuardianWitness