Ross Hoddinott / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen yawning in the morning light (captive). Lifton, Devon, UK, May

Theo Bosboom / Blue hour before sunrise over the dunes of Seilebost beach, Isle of Harris, Hebrides, Scotland. February 2018.

Nigel Cattlin / Bacterial blight (Xanthomonas oryzae pv oryzae) disease lesions on Rice (Oryza sativa) crop, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) disease infected nodes on Rice (Oryza sativa) plant stems, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Symptoms of Neck blast (Magnaporthe grisea) on Rice (Oryza sativa) plants in ear, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Leaf tipping on Rice (Oryza sativa) caused by Leaf scald (Microdochium oryzae) disease, Thailand

Nigel Cattlin / Rice leaf folder moth (Cnaphalocrocis medinalis) caterpillar of pest species in folded Rice (Oryza sativa) leaf , Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Tungro virus (Rice (Oryza sativa) tungro bacilliform virus) on diseased, damaged Rice (Oryza sativa) plot, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Sheath rot (Sarocladium oryzae) lesions and necrosis on Rice (Oryza sativa) flagleaf and aborted ears, Luzon, Philippines

Nigel Cattlin / Eggs of Golden apple snail / Channelled apple snail (Pomacea caniculata) in a Rice (Oryza sativa) paddy, Luzon, Philippines

David Woodfall / Strips of cultivated Black oats (Avena strigosa) , grown by crofters ,who create sillage and feed it to their cattle in the winter. Berneray, North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

David Woodfall / Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June.

John Shaw / Abandoned house in middle of a wheat field. Palouse farming area, south eastern Washington, USA, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), stag in rough grassland, Jura, Scotland, UK., April

Oscar Dewhurst / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) watching prey through long grass. London, UK. November

Ross Hoddinott / Sand dunes, marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October 2018

Suzi Eszterhas / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sitting with Bamboo in background. Shenshuping Panda Base, Wolong Nature Reserve, Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, China. Captive.

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) cub age 2 months, Masai Mara, Kenya

Guy Edwardes / Sand dunes at Luskentyre with view to Taransay. Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. November 2016.

Donald M. Jones / American Bison (Bison bison) with grass on horns, National Bison Range, Montana

Theo Bosboom / Eyelash shaped tufts of grass in snow on beach, Saudarkrokur, Iceland. March. Winner of the Plants category of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2017.

Theo Bosboom / Floating sweet-grass (Glyceria fluitans) in lake, Bjornlandet National Park, North Sweden. Finalist in the Plants and Fungi category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Competition...

Ross Hoddinott / Harvest mice (Micromys minutus) on grass stems, Devon, UK. July 2016. Captive.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. June 2017

Dave Bevan / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup sheltering amongst sand dunes and Maram grass (Ammophila) whilst its mother is away feeding, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

Steve Downer / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) feeding on grass, controlled conditions.

Denis-Huot / Two cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in dry season, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. February.

Ingo Arndt / Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia) Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, December

Francois Savigny / Lionesses grooming and cub {Panthera leo} Moremi NP Botswana

Francois Savigny / Rear view of Leopard walking in grass {Panthera pardus} Moremi National Park, Botswana

Francois Savigny / Bengal tiger portrait {Panthera tigris tigris} Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

Edwin Giesbers / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View across Sound of Taransay to North Harris hills in stormy weather , West Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, September 2014.

Jim Brandenburg / Fire in prairie, Minnesota

Bence Mate / Grass fire at night in Pantanal, Brazil.

Pal Hermansen / Garden cross spider (Araneus diadematus) on web, Norway.

Andres M. Dominguez / Ice and grass in frozen pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.

Colin Varndell / Badger (Meles meles) with face lit up at sunset. Dorset, UK July.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing, Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing, Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing, Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub walking in grass, ,Vosges, France, May.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub sitting, rear view, Vosges, France, May.

Tony Heald / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) mother and calf, rear view. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Vulnerable species

Joris van Alphen / Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) preparing to land at her nest, clasping a songbird. Viewed from below. Groningen, the Netherlands. July.

Uri Golman / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in velvet, resting, Svalbard, Norway, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Northern viscacha (Lagidium peruanum) adult and young Cordillera Blanca Massif, Andes, Peru.

Richard Du Toit / Black wildebeest (Connochaetus gnou) bull silhouetted at dawn, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Pascal Pittorino / Greater quaking grass (Briza maxima) flowers, Giens, Var, Provence, France, May.

Anup Shah / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male juvenile aged about 18 months approaching a kill, wide angle view. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Roger Powell / Small flock of Brent Geese (Branta bernicla) in flight..Texel Island, The Netherlands, Europe

Michael Hutchinson / Dandelion (Taraxacum) seed head in grass meadow, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Staffan Widstrand / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter coat, resting in grass, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Ross Hoddinott / Common blue butterfly (Polyommatus icarus) resting on grasses at sunset, Vealand Farm, Devon, UK. July. Commended in the Your View Category of the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year Compet...

Gabriel Rojo / Puma (Puma concolor) hidden in vegetation, captive, La Pampa , Argentina

Espen Bergersen / European elk / Moose (Alces alces) photograped in midnight sun. Troms, Northern Norway. June

Pascal Tordeux / Avenue of Poplar (Populus sp) trees in fog, Villers Le Sec, Aisne, Picardy, France, December.

Pal Hermansen / Colourful corn (Zea mays) seeds against white background.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) profile portrait, Falkland Islands, November.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Tasmanian native hen (Gallinula mortierii) walking through grass, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. Endemic.

Ernie Janes / Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) growing in organic Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Krista Schlyer / Green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) on Yellow pitcher plant (Sarracenia flava) Green Swamp, North Carolina, USA. September.

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) 11 month cubs play fighting, Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Terry Whittaker / Family of Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on railway embankment, Kent, UK, July.

Tui De Roy / Little blue / fairy penguin (Eudyptula minor) walking on pathway to nesting burrows, Neck Game Reserve, Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia, December.

John Waters / Barn Owl (Tyto alba) hunting/hovering, Somerset, UK, trained bird.

Fabrice Cahez / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) pouncing on prey, Vosges, France, September.

Jack Dykinga / Sun shining through mesquite bosque forest with lush winter rain-fed grasses covering the forest floor at sunset, Catalina State Park, Arizona. February 2014.

Denis-Huot / Two male Thomson's gazelles (Eudorcas thomsonii) fighting, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Serval (Leptailurus serval) pouncing, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Bernard Castelein / Common cotton grass (Eriophorum angustifolium) Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, May.

Hougaard Malan / Green desert valley in morning light after plentiful rains. Namib Rand, Namibia. April 2011.

Hougaard Malan / Rainbow over desert landscape. Namib Rand, Namibia. February 2011.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Meerkat (Suricata suricatta) standing alert on hind legs at sunset, Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana.

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe portrait, Montana

Andy Trowbridge / Arctic Fox cub (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) standing in fresh snow, blue morph. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September.

Nick Upton / Bloody-nosed beetles (Timarcha tenebricosa) mating on a grass stem in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Jabruson / African Crake (Crecopsis egregia) portrait in long grass ,Mboko savannah-forest mozaic, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador and in wheat field, Norfolk, August

Ernie Janes / Hands holding ripe Barley ears (Hordeum vulgare) ready for harvest at Salthouse, Norfolk, England, UK, August.

David Pike / Two European polecat kittens (Mustela putorius) in grass, West Country Wildlife Photography Centre, captive, July.

Ernie Janes / Field of Winter barley (Hordeum vulgare), Norfolk, England, UK, November 2013.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) playing with a dead squirrel in a garden Denver, Colorado, USA, July.

Loic Poidevin / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) flying low over the ground, Indre-et-Loire , France, June.

Nick Upton / Pollen and nectar flower mix strip with Mustard (Brassicaceae), Common sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and Red clover (Trifolium pratense) bordering a Barley crop (Hordeum vulgare), Marlborough Downs...

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Kori bustard (Ardeotis kori) walking in grass burnt in bushfire, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Lion (Panthera leo) cubs playing, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Denis-Huot,Denis-Huot / Leopard (Panthera pardus) yawning, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Andy Rouse / Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping across ground with baby on its back, Madagascar

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female stalking, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa