Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Guardian readers

The best reader photos of 2009

Signs of Spring: Goldfinches
Goldfinches on catkins by gatehousestudio on March 4, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Signs of Spring: Snowdrops
Snowdrops by R. Myers on February 22, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Signs of Spring: Salads
Salads by OrangeJuiceH on March 12, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Butterflies: Common Blue butterfly roosting
A common blue butterfly taken on June 6, 2009 Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Butterflies: Painted Lady
A painted lady taken on May 29, 2009. Last month, millions of painted lady butterflies reached the UK's shores after an epic migration from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Butterflies: Butterfly
This is one species we can't identify here at Guardian towers, taken on May 21, 2009 Answers on a postcard to our blog please Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Big Garden Birdwatch: Long-tailed tits by Laura Whitehead
Long-tailed tits by Laura Whitehead Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Big Garden Birdwatch: Winner: Greenfinches by Johnmullin
Winner: Greenfinches by Johnmullin. For more on the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch click here. Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Big Garden Birdwatch: Blue tit by stuartgeeves
Blue tit by stuartgeeves Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Garden wildlife 2009: Flickr competition
Katie Fuller's photo of the blue-tailed damselfly was voted by guardian.co.uk/environment readers to be the winner of our garden wildlife photo competition that ran alongside the RSPB's Make Your Nature Count event Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Garden wildlife 2009: Flickr competition baby snail
mrnelson
Baby snail, June 7, 2009
Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Garden wildlife 2009: Flickr competition
The Krankis
The metallic green thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on a flower, June 13, 2009
Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Garden wildlife 2009: Flickr competition
alceda
Under the nettle leaf. It's bug eat bug out there. The ladybird larva has her lunch organised, but there seems to be another confrontation going on at the tip of the leaf too, June 15, 2009
Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Messages to Copenhagen: cc-ask
From Louise Rouse Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Messages to Copenhagen: Climate Action Day : Demonstration ACT NOW in Brussels
Climate Action Day in Brussels. ACT NOW is the slogan of The Big Ask Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Messages to Copenhagen: GreenFinger
GreenFinger is a viral climate change change campaign Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Messages to Copenhagen: Because we should
From dwelldeep Photograph: guardian.co.uk
Worst Cycle Lane: Great Work Council Guy
'Someone at the council got a little bit crazy with the cycle lane planning. It kind of makes sense. Whatever the logic behind all this, the upshot is that two lanes of traffic on what is supposed to be one of London's bike arteries have to cross over each other face to face. Great work council guy! The right conclusion to draw from this is that segregated cycle lanes of this kind are a bad idea. There are already plenty of serious studies showing just how bad an idea, for various reasons; this photo can be added lightly to the pile.' From Tom Anderson Photograph: Tom Anderson/guardian.co.uk
Worst Cycle Lane: Edinburgh: Model Cycling City
'Firstly, it should be safe. And secondly, it should be easy to use, therefore making the road easier to use.' From blackpuddinonnabike Photograph: blackpuddinonnabike/guardian.co.uk
Worst Cycle Lane: The Alledged Cycle Path, Invershin
'Day 21: Not the worst example of a so-called cycle path, but only by virtue of it providing a 10-mile shortcut. (National Cycle Route 1)' From moragcasey Photograph: moragcasey/guardian.co.uk
Worst Cycle Lane: The smallest cycle path in Leeds-so far!
'This farcical cycle path measures a massive 32ft 5in long. This one must be unique in having a two-way system, small enough for a head on handlebar collision should two bikes pass. It leads straight onto the junction of a main road at one end, and a pedestrian pavement at the other.' From phill.d Photograph: phill.d/guardian.co.uk
Worst Cycle Lane: The Road to Nowhere
'Luckily, this section of cycle lane is only about 300 yards long, as there is no indication that you are going to round a bend and come across a complete dead end.' From houseofrock Photograph: houseofrock/guardian.co.uk
Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.