England, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Gosforth. A European common brown frog (Rana temporaria) during the mating period photographed at the Northumberland Wildlife Trust Headquarters / Nature Reserve in Gosforth.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. View from the the Old Military Road (now part of the A939) from near the Bridge of Brown looking across a snow covered valley towards the mountain peaks of the Cairngorms National Park.

Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Cairngorms National Park. View from the the Old Military Road (now part of the A939) from near the Bridge of Brown looking across a snow covered valley towards the mountain peaks of the Cairngorms National Park.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. Brown lipped snail (Cepaea nemoralis) feeding on a plant growing near the St Mary's Island local nature reserve.

England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Newcastle Brown Ale has been brewed in Tyneside since 1927, with the recipe remaining unaltered since the start of the 30's. Tradititonal brewed north of the river in the city of Newcastle, production switched to Gateshead in 2005.