Nick Upton has been photographing wildlife in his Wiltshire garden for more than 10 years, using a variety of techniques, including camera traps. By creating a pond, planting flowers attractive to insects and installing insect hotels and nesting and roosting boxes, he has managed to increase the biodiversity of his garden. He has also photographed a variety of other wildlife-friendly gardens in the South West of England.
Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) walking down garden steps at night, with house in background, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) foraging on a garden lawn at night, digging for insect grubs, Wiltshire, UK, June. Property released.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) digging in a garden lawn at night, possibly to excavate a Bumblebee nest to feed on, Wiltshire, UK, June.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) digging in a garden lawn at night, possibly to excavate a Bumblebee nest to feed on, with the homeowner watching in the background, Wiltshire, UK, June. Model and Propert...
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) juvenile walking down some garden steps at night, flanked by flowering Helebores (Helleborus sp.) Catmint (Nepeta sp.) and Geraniums, Wiltshire, UK, June. Property releas...
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) reflected as it scratches itself on the edge of a garden pond it is visiting to drink at night, Wiltshire, UK, June. Property released.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) reflected in a garden pond it is visiting to drink at night, Wiltshire, UK, May. Property released.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) reflected in a garden pond as it drinks from it at night, Wiltshire, UK, June. Property released.
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Nick Upton / European badger (Meles meles) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub running and jumping along a trail near a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) using a trail under a fence separating a garden from surrounding woodland and meadows at night, Wiltshire, UK, April.
