YOU’VE heard of the phrase ‘The early bird catches the worm’ - well that describes some of our top amateur photographers who had their alarm clocks at the ready to capture these great early morning pictures in East Lancashire.

Each week, we come up with a theme for photographers to capture and this week they have been busy in the countryside getting beautiful views and animals shots.

So far we have run photo galleries on subjects such as East Lancashire’s Hidden Gems and International Wildlife Day.

Also check out and like the Lancashire Telegraph Facebook pages to keep up to date with our galleries.

To see your pictures in our online gallery email robert.kelly@nqnw.co.uk.