Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Female chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016.

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Ernie Janes / Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) growing in organic Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on a fence post, vocalising, Balranald RSPB reserve, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? The collective noun for a group of Skylarks is an e...

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Male Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in flight, singing, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, March. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The word skylark used to be used by sailors for playing t...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Farm manager Chris Bailey standing in skylark plot in Winter wheat crop, RSPB Hope Farm reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May 2011. Model released. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Modern wind pump for pumping water onto Wicken Fen, Charlock (Sinapis arvensis) flowering in the foreground, Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK, June 2011

Michel Poinsignon / Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) with green metallic flower beetle, Lorraine, France, May

Laurie Campbell / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) attracted to feed below seed feeders in a garden after heavy snowfall covering its naturally occuring food supply, Berwickshire. Scotland, December 2010

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Green flower beetle {Cetoniinae} on Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) Stenje region, Lake Macro Prespa, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Alan Williams / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) singing while hovering, Cheshire, UK, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Meadow with flowering Corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis) East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) singing on branch stump, East Slovakia, Europe, June 2008

Konrad Wothe / Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) and Corn Poppy in flowering meadow, Italy

Dietmar Nill / Skylark (Alauda arvensis). Germany, Europe

Pete Cairns / Skylark singing on post {Alauda arvensis} South Uist, Scotland, UK

Nigel Cattlin / Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis). England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) growing as arable weed. England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes aeneus) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis). Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) with chlorosis caused by PST bacteria (Pseudomonas syringae pv tagetis). Dorset, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) with chlorosis caused by PST bacteria (Pseudomonas syringae pv tagetis). Dorset, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Field rose (Rosa arvensis) with Pollen beetles (Brassicogethes aeneus) on petals and anthers. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) with leaf chlorosis caused by Bacteria (Pseudomonas syringae pv tagetis). Berkshire England, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) male animal standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for the larvae of this species, waiting for females to arrive, chalk grass...

Mike Read / Common skylark (Alauda arvensis) dust bathing, beside Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK, May

Nick Upton / Goldenrod crab spider (Misumena vatia) female on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) waiting for prey to land, legs raised, Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Ernie Janes / Daisies (Bellis perennis) and Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, May.

Ernie Janes / Daisies (Bellis perennis) and Forget-me-not (Myosotis arvensis) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, May.

Ross Hoddinott / Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August

Ross Hoddinott / Mating pair of chalkhill blue butterflies (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August

Robert Thompson / Fallopia convolvulus (Convolvulus arvensis) Vingrau, French Pyrenees, France. May

Andy Sands / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) hovering above chalk grassland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Andy Sands / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) hovering above chalk grassland, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April

Eric Medard / Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) in wheat, France. June.

Ross Hoddinott / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) resting on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Collard Hill, Somerset, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Paired/mating marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) on devil's bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Collard Hill, Somerset, July.

Rod Williams / Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) feeding on Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, London, England, UK. April.

Rod Williams / Crab spider (Xysticus cristatus) on Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK, July.

Ernie Janes / Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) late summer, Norfolk, England, UK, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) Finland, July.

Guy Edwardes / Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) Keen of Hamar National Nature Reserve, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Scabious (Knautia arvensis) flowers, in hay meadow Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Ernie Janes / Wild flowers including Ladies bedstraw (Galium verun) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) in hay meadow, Wensum Valley, Norfolk, England, UK, July.

Alan Williams / Field digger wasp (Mellinus arvensis) resting on leaf in hedge at edge of field, Cheshire, UK, August.

Ross Hoddinott / Male chalkhill blue butterfly (Lysandra coridon) with wings closed resting on Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Hatch Hill, Somerset, UK. August 2016.

Stephen Dalton / Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) and Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) Sussex, England, UK, August.

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on a fence post with food in its beak, Kent, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion close up view of a White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) using its middle legs to fend off a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) whilst nectaring on Creeping thistle flowers (C...

Nick Upton / Wide angle clip of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) and White-tailed bumblebees (Bombus lucorum) flying around and nectaring on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flowers, Wiltshire, En...

Nick Upton / Slow motion wide angle clip of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) and a White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) flying around and nectaring on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flowers,...

Nick Upton / Slow motion wide angle clip of Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) flying around and nectaring on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flowers, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower before taking off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Farm, Merseyside, UK, June.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Nick Upton / Heath sand wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying a caterpillar it has paralysed to its nest as food for its larvae, Studland heath, Dorset, UK, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) singing, Vosges, France, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) near Castellucio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) near Castellucio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Roadside flowers near Castelluccio di Norcia (Umbria) including Venus looking glass (Legousia speculum-veneris). Vetch (Vicia viullosa), Cranesbill (Geranium molle), Field pansy (Viola arvensis) Umbri...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Roadside flowers near Castelluccio di Norcia (Umbria) including Venus looking glass (Legousia speculum-veneris). Vetch (Vicia viullosa), Cranesbill (Geranium molle), field pansy (Viola arvensis) Umbri...

Nick Upton / Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias croceus) nectaring on a Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis), Picos de Europa mountains, Spain, August.

Fabrice Cahez / Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) Vosges, France, May.

Nick Upton / Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) foraging on Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower in a meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Gary K. Smith / Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) in flower, Norfolk, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) in flower, Norfolk, UK, July

Gary K. Smith / House sparrow (Passer domesticus) adult male in winter plumage, perched on wild rose hips Norfolk, UK, November

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) flying to its nest, White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in sky near White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) perched on post, White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in flight, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) in flight, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) dropping into its nest, White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) flying into its nest, White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) flying down to nest, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) on fence separating cereal crop from rough grassland managed for wildlife. Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) on fence separating cereal crop from rough grassland managed for wildlife. White Cliffs, Kent. July

Terry Whittaker / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) on fence separating cereal crop from rough grassland managed for wildlife. White Cliffs, Kent. July

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), Büchelberg, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) flowers, Büchelberg, Pfalz, Germany. September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Devils-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) flower, Büchelberg, Pfalz, Germany. September. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Field cudweed (Filago arvensis), Theisbergstegen, Pfalz, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Field cudweed (Filago arvensis), Theisbergstegen, Pfalz, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Beautiful Yellow Underwing moth (Anarta myrtilli) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Andy Sands / Sand Wasp (Ammophila pubescens) carrying paralysed caterpillar of Common heath moth (Ematurga atomaria) back to burrow, Surrey, UK, August

Robin Chittenden / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Norfolk UK March

Robin Chittenden / Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Norfolk UK March

Will Watson / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) and Pollen Beetles (Meligethes aeneus) on Field Rose (Rosa arvensis), Herefordshire, England, UK, July.

Alan Williams / Bug (Grypocoris stysi) on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) flowerat the edge of woodland Cheshire UK August 55983