East Chevington

The ancient, ruined castle and its bridge across the River Tees. It is lit by warm, afternoon sunlight - but the sky is a deep, dark grey. Bright green trees with huge canopies of leaves partially obscure the castle and spread out from both banks of the river.

Your weather photos: Moody May before clouds break

BBC Weather Watchers capture cloudy skies in the north-east of England.

A bittern is eating an eel. It is a brown and white bird in a reed bank and very well camouflaged.

Wildlife trust hopes bitterns start to breed

The rare marsh bird is now a regular visitor and there are hopes it will stay and breed.

Harvest mouse

Harvest mice on the move as nest site widens

Hundreds of harvest mice were released in 2021 to try to boost a colony at Druridge Bay.