Philippe Clement / Water in the abandoned red marble quarry of Carriere de Beauchateau in the Belgian Ardennes, Belgium, August 2012

Martha Holmes / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) living in a wrecked helicopter fuselage. Florida, USA. August 2008.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Pike (Esox lucius) in disused quarry, Stoney Stanton, Stoney Cove, Leicestershire, UK, June

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in disused quarry, Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK, August

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in disused quarry, Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK, August

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in disused quarry, Jackdaw Quarry, Capernwray, Carnforth, Lancashire, UK, August. Did you know? Brown trout scales have growth rings like tree trunks.

Nigel Cattlin / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior) flower spike in grassland. Disused chalk pit nature reserve, Berkshire, England, UK. June

Nick Garbutt / Former jetty in Laguna Azul, towers of Torres del Paine National Park in background. Patagonia, Chile. December 2018.

Heather Angel / Wildflower drifts on disused railway line, flowers include Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium), Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) and Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). Haskayne Cutti...

Alan Williams / Lake Cwmorthin looking south west showing spoil heaps and ruined cottages of the disused slate mine with pieces of slate covering the bed of the lake in the foreground near Blaenau Ffestiniog, North W...

Alan Williams / Looking east across Lake Cwmorthin showing the remains and spoil from the disused slate mine with Cnicht mountain covered in mist in the background, North Wales, UK, April 2018

Alan Williams / Mount Snowdon and derelict buildings of Britannia Copper Mine reflected in Llyn Llydaw. Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales UK. March 2018.

Alan Williams / Mount Snowdon and derelict buildings of Britannia Copper Mine reflected in Llyn Llydaw. Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales UK. March 2018.

Alan Williams / Mount Snowdon and derelict buildings of Britannia Copper Mine reflected in Llyn Llydaw. Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, Wales UK. March 2018.

Ashley Cooper / Technicians work on Wymeswold Solar Farm the largest solar farm in the UK at 34 MWp, based on an old disused second world war airfield, Leicestershire, UK. It contains 130,000 panels and covers 150 ac...

Ashley Cooper / Wymeswold Solar Farm the largest solar farm in the UK at 34 MWp, based on an old disused second world war airfield, Leicestershire, UK. It contains 130,000 panels and covers 150 acres. September 2013

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) living in disused building, Thailand.

Cyril Ruoso / Long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) living in disused building, Thailand.

Alan Williams / Minera Limeworks disused limestone quarry now a North Wales Wildlife Trust Reserve, near Minera, west of Wrexham, North Wales UK, August.

Alan Williams / Minera Limeworks disused limestone quarry now a North Wales Wildlife Trust Reserve, near Minera, west of Wrexham, North Wales UK, August.

Andy Sands / DIsused old dales barn in upland hay meadow, Upper Teesdale, Co. Durham, England, UK, June

Alan Williams / Parys Mountain disused copper ore mine showing precipitation ponds. Near Amlwch, north west Anglesey, North Wales, UK September.

Alan Williams / Parys Mountain disused copper ore mine showing precipitation ponds. Near Amlwch, north west Anglesey, North Wales, UK September.

Alan Williams / Parys Mountain disused copper ore mine showing view of the Great Opencast area in morning light. Near Amlwch north west, Anglesey North Wales, UK, September.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Rounded mounds of vegetation by the disused ANARE, Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, huts at Atlas Cove. Heard Island, Heard and McDonald Islands UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site Su...

Andrew Cooper / Aerial view tracking over West Moor, with a disused railway line, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, October 2015.

Ingo Arndt / Old Whaling Vessel (Petrel) at night, Grytviken, South Georgia, February 2011

Ingo Arndt / Abandoned Whaling Station, Leith Harbour, South Georgia Island, March 2011

Ingo Arndt / Blubber cooker in abandoned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia Island, March 2011

Ingo Arndt / Old Whaling Vessel (Petrel) at night, Grytviken, South Georgia, March 2011

Francois Savigny / Disused lighthouse on Dos Capelinhos volcano, Faial Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe.

Graham Eaton / Disused copper mine and quarry workings, Parys Mountain, Amlwch, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK, September 2016.

Inaki Relanzon / Disused, rusty cages used for Moon bears (Ursus thibetanus) from a bear bile farm. Bile is extracted from the bears' livers to be used in traditional Chinese medicine, China. September 2011.

Inaki Relanzon / Animals Asia volunteer standing in front of a display about bear bile farming and a disused, rusty cage full of illegal metal jackets used to hold a catheter in place so that bile can constantly leak...

Alan Williams / Disused limestone quarry, near Minera, North Wales, UK, May.

Constantinos Petrinos / Domestic cat sitting on disused motorbikes, surrounded by flowers , Greece. April 2009.

Bernard Castelein / Ox-eye daisies (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) growing on a disused road, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium.

Chris Mattison / Willwell Farm Cutting Nature Reserve, formed from a disused railway line. Nottingham, England, UK, May.

Simon Colmer / Disused tanks previously used for breeding Malawi Cichlid fish for the tropical fish market. Fish left to die when the tanks were drained. Malawi. November 2012

Simon Colmer / Disused tanks previously used for breeding Malawi Cichlid fish for the tropical fish market. Fish left to die when the tanks were drained. Malawi. November 2012

Marie Read / Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) preening its feathers, standing on disused Anhinga nest, Viera Wetlands, Florida, USA, March

Alex Hyde / Bee Orchid (Ophyris apifera) in disused limestone quarry habitat. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), showing disused limestone quarry habitat. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) in a disused limestone quarry. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) growing in disused limestone quarry. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Disused limestone quarry that has been recolonised by a variety of grassland and tree species. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Common / Black Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) growing in disused limestone quarry. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August.

Alex Hyde / Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea), a lead tolerant plant flowering at Magpie Mine, a disused lead works. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Abandoned houses, Madzharovo canyon, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, close-ups of roof tiles, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Tintiava abandoned village, Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Abandoned houses and cars in street, Studen Kladenets, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Abandoned house, Plevun, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Abandoned house, Plevun, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Abandoned house in Plevun, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013.

Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs in engine of abandoned car, car graveyard, Vrmland, Sweden

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Oil tanks from an old whaling station, Deception Island, Antarctica.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Old abandoned buildings from a whaling station. Deception Island, Antarctica

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Old abandoned building from a whaling station. Deception Island, Antarctica

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) yawns as it moves through soft corals and sponges. This unusual looking fish is evolved to resemble the giant acorn barnacle. The fish lives in...

Alex Mustard / Grunt sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii) looks out from its home in an empty barnacle shell. This unusual looking fish is evolved to resemble the giant acorn barnacle, when sheltering in a disused s...

Pal Hermansen / Panoramic of abandoned cars in a 'car graveyard', Bastnas, Sweden. April

Pal Hermansen / Young wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) in old abandoned car in a 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) feeding chicks at nest in abandoned Opel car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) at nest in abandoned Opel car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Old abandoned cars stacked on atop the other in 'car graveyard' at night, Bastnas, Sweden April

Pal Hermansen / Old abandoned cars stacked on atop the other in 'car graveyard' at night, Bastnas, Sweden April

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) nesting in an old abandoned Opel car in a 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Abandoned rusty car in 'car graveyard' acting as a greenhouse with plants growing inside, Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Abandoned rusty car in 'car graveyard' acting as a greenhouse with plants growing inside, Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) nesting in abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Blue tit (Cynasites caeruleus) landing at nest in old car, in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) on the bonnet of a rusty old car, Varmland, Sweden, February

Pal Hermansen / Lichen-covered steering wheel, in old abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Northern Wall Brown (Lasiommata petropolitana) resting on an old abandoned car in a 'car graveyard', Bastnas, Sweden. June

Pal Hermansen / Common frog (Rana temporalia) inside abandoned Volkswagen in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Common frog (Rana temporalia) inside abandoned Volkswagen in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Old car covered in snow in 'Car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden, December

Pal Hermansen / Tree growing from inside abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden, December

Pal Hermansen / Ferns growing between abandoned cars, in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Trees growing through abandoned cars in 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden, December

Pal Hermansen / Rear view of old abandoned car covered in snow, in 'car graveyard', Bastnas, Sweden. December

Pal Hermansen / Buttercups (Ranunculus sp) flowering amongst abandoned cars, in 'car graveyard', Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen / Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) in flower by abandoned car in 'car graveyard', Bastnas, Sweden. July

Pal Hermansen / Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) in flower by abandoned car in 'car graveyard', Bastnas, Sweden. July

Pal Hermansen / Wall lizard (Zootoca viviparia) basking on rusty abandoned car in Car graveyard, Bastnas, Sweden.

Pal Hermansen / Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) on bonnet of a rusty abandoned car in a 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden, April

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) feeding sat on moss covered car in 'car graveyard' , Bastnas, Sweden. January

Pal Hermansen / One car headlight visible through a tangle of branches in a 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden. January

Pal Hermansen / Abandoned cars in a 'car graveyard' with moss and lichen covered trees growing between, Bastnas, Sweden, January

Pal Hermansen / Young wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) silhouette, inside an old abandoned Volkswagen car, Varmland, Sweden, July