Alex Hyde / Parasitic fungus (Cordyceps militaris) fruiting body. This entomopathogenic fungus grows from an underground insect pupa or larva. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve. Nottinghamshire, UK. October...

Alex Hyde / Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station cooling towers. Nottinghamshire, UK, January 2013.

Alex Hyde / Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power station cooling towers. Nottinghamshire, UK, January 2013.

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swans (Cygnus olor) pair of adults engaged in a courtship dance, Nottinghamshire, UK, February.

Andrew Parkinson / Small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a house TV aerial. Nottinghamshire, UK, January. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Small flock of Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a house TV aerial. Nottinghamshire, UK, January. (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Pair of Greylag geese (Anser anser) and chicks spotlit by dawn sunlight near a small weir. Nottinghamshire, UK, May (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a TV aerial, Nottinghamshire, UK, January

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on a TV aerial, Nottinghamshire, UK, January

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings at dawn, Nottinghamshire, UK, December

Andrew Parkinson / Coots (Fulica atra) fighting in a territorial dispute, Nottinghamshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) pair engaged in a courtship dance, Nottinghamshire, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) pair engaged in a courtship dance, Nottinghamshire, UK, February

Andrew Parkinson / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) breeding pair of adults during part of their courtship ritual, Nottinghamshire, UK, February

Chris O'Reilly / Oak tree {Quercus robur} Nottinghamshire, UK, December, sequence 4/4

Chris O'Reilly / Oak tree {Quercus robur} Nottinghamshire, UK, October, sequence 3/4

David Noton / Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, and train Nr Nottingham, England Energy and railways.

Paul Hobson / Shaggy scalycap / pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) fungus at base of tree. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Shaggy scalycap / pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) fungus at base of Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Shaggy scalycap / pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) fungus at base of Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) on tree trunk in woodland, view from below. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Horse shoe fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on dead Birch (Betula sp). Nottinghamshire, England, UK. August.

Paul Hobson / Dog stinkhorn fungus (Mutinus caninus) with fly present, on forest floor. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Paul Hobson / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), backlit at night. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar, a massive coal powered power station in Nottinghamshire, with field of oilseed rape in foreground, UK, May 2008.

Ashley Cooper / Water vapour from cooling towers at Ratcliffe on Soar massive coal powered power station, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, April 2008.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire, UK, November.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire, England, UK, November.

Ashley Cooper / Ratcliffe on Soar coal fired power station in Nottinghamshire, England, UK, November 2004.

Phil Savoie / Cooling tower, Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station, Nottingham UK, February.

Nick Upton / Scarce fungus weevil (Platyrhinus resinosus) walking on a mossy tree stump with phoretic mites attached, woodland, Nottinghamshire UK, June.

Nick Upton / Rhinoceros Beetle (Sinodendron cylindricum) male walking on a moss covered tree stump, Nottinghamshire woodland, UK, June.

Chris Mattison / Honey fungus (Armillaria borealis) growing on dead birch, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, UK October

Chris Mattison / Lichen (Cladonia coniocraea) on oak stump, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire UK

Ann & Steve Toon / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), in researcher's hand, Nottinghamshire, UK, June

Ann & Steve Toon / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) nestboxes, used in reintroduction project, Nottinghamshire, UK, June .

Ann & Steve Toon / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), in researcher's hand, Nottinghamshire, UK, June

Alex Hyde / Sulphur tuft fungus (Hypholoma fasciculare) Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Golden scalycap fungus (Pholiota aurivella) growing out of birch tree. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Wolf's milk slime mould (Lycogala epidendrum) Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Wolf's milk slime mould (Lycogala epidendrum), a species of slime mould. The aethalia or fruiting bodies are seen here on a decaying birch trunk. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshi...

Alex Hyde / Honey fungus (Armillaria sp.) growing on dead Birch tree. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Common earthball fungus (Scleroderma citrinum) showing old and new fruiting bodies. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Golden spindles fungus (Clavulinopsis fusiformis) Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve. Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Close up of a veteran English oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood that is an important habitat for a huge range of invertebrates. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshi...

Alex Hyde / Close up of a veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood that is an imporant habitat for a huge range of invertebrates. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshir...

Alex Hyde / Close up of a veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood; Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Close up of a veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Close up of a veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood.Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Veteran English oak tree (Quercus robur), showing area of dead wood. Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / View up to canopy through holes in a veteran English Oak tree (Quercus robur). Ancient oak trees are often hollow inside, with their heartwood rotting away completely. Sherwood Forest National Nature...

Chris Mattison / Scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) Nottinghamshire, England, UK, May. Introduced species.

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

Chris Mattison / Common cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) adult. Nottingham, England, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Long-jawed Orb Weaver spider (Tetragnatha sp.) with larva of parasitic Ichneumon Wasp (Polysphincta sp.) attached to its abdomen. Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, UK. April.

Gary K. Smith / Combine harvester in field of wheat. Gunthorpe, UK, August 2014.

Nick Upton / Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) with seed heads in woodland understorey, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Yellow pimpernel (Lysimachia nemorum) flowering on damp woodland edge, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Common honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) flowering on woodland edge, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) with berry in ancient woodland understorey, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) with berry in ancient woodland understorey, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Herb Paris (Paris quadrifolia) single berry in ancient woodland understorey, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Paul Hobson / Common funnel (Clitocybe gibba) Nottinghamshire, UK, October.

Paul Hobson / Russet toughshank (Collybia dryophila), Nottinghamshire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) foraging in a feeding tube supplied with fresh fruit and seeds within a 'soft release' cage. Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) exploring 'soft release' cage at dusk close to a feeding tube supplied with fresh fruit and seeds, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) exploring among Hazel branches within a 'soft release' cage, Nottinghamshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Lorna Griffiths of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust watching a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) exploring a 'soft release' cage. Nottinghamshire, UK, June. Model released.

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) dropping collected to be analysed for parasites before release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing facility, Paignton zoo, Devon, UK, June 2014. Model...

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) transponder chip number read and checked ahead of release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing, Paignton zoo, Devon, UK, June 2014. Model released.

Nick Upton / Volunteer Zoe Phillips placing a nest box with a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) inside into a 'soft release' cage attached to a tree in coppiced ancient woodland, Nottinghamshire, UK, June....

Nick Upton / Volunteer Zoe Phillips placing a nest box with a pair of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) and an empty box inside a 'soft release' cage attached to a tree in coppiced ancient woodland, Notting...

Nick Upton / Gemma Keohane preparing food for Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) ahead of release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing facility, Paignton zoo, Devon, UK, June 2014. Model released.

Nick Upton / Timber in deciduous ancient woodland, managed by coppicing, with a mix of Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Silver birch (Betula pendula) and Hazel (Corylus avellana), chosen for Dormouse reintroduction, Notti...

Nick Upton / Volunteer carrying a nest box with a pair of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) and an empty box into coppiced ancient woodland to place them both inside a 'soft release' cage attached to a tree...

Nick Upton / Clare Stalford of the Wildwood Trust removing wire mesh from the entrance hole of a nest box containing a pair of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius), held by Ian White, Dormouse officer for the...

Nick Upton / Lorna Griffiths of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust recording details of the Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) that have been introduced to a 'soft release' cage in nest boxes within an ancient c...

Nick Upton / Ian White, Dormouse officer for the People's Trust for Endangered species holding a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), Nottinghamshire, UK, June. Model released.

Nick Upton / Lorna Griffiths of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust inserting a feeding tube loaded with fresh fruit and seeds into a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) 'soft release' cage before the nest boxes...

Nick Upton / Lorna Griffiths of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust providing young Hazel branches (Corylus avellana) as food and cover for a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) 'soft release' cage before the nes...

Nick Upton / Wildlife trust staff and volunteers carrying nest boxes containing pairs of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) and empty boxes into the woods to place them inside 'soft release' cages attached t...

Nick Upton / Gemma Keohane taking a Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) from its tank to check and read its transponder chip code number ahead of release to a Nottinghamshire wood, Dormouse rearing facility,...

Nick Upton / Wildlife trust staff and volunteers carrying nest boxes containing pairs of Hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) and empty boxes into the woods to place them inside 'soft release' cages attached t...

Nick Upton / Ian White and Nida Al-Fulaij of the People's Trust for Endangered species and Lorna Griffiths of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust planning where to place nestboxes containing Hazel dormice (Muscardinus...

Nick Upton / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) held in the hand of Ian White, Dormouse officer for the People's Trust for Endangered species, Nottinghamshire, UK, June. Model released.

Chris Mattison / Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) from a naturalised colony in South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire, UK. May.

Chris Mattison / Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) from a naturalised colony in South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire, UK. May.

Chris Mattison / Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) from a naturalised colony in South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire, UK. May.

Chris Mattison / Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans) from a naturalised colony in South Yorkshire / Nottinghamshire, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Bug hotel, home for insects, Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Chestnuts on Sweet Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa), Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Turkeytail fungus (Trametes / Coriolus versicolor) growing on a dead alder tree stump. Nottingham, UK. February.

Alex Hyde / Yew berry (Taxus baccata), Nottinghamshire, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa) catkins. Nottingham, UK. February.

Alex Hyde / Nettle Weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus / urticae) mating pair on nettle leaf, Nottinghamshire, UK, May.