Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July

David Tipling / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) climbing on fence, St James Park, London, UK, October

Dale Sutton / 2020VISION / Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) in mist. Vosges, France, August.

George Sanker / American Black Bear (Ursus americanus) cub. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June.

Colin Varndell / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow. Dorset, UK, January 2010.

Colin Varndell / Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in flower, Cornwall, England, UK, March.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Close up of a Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) on Hogganfield Loch, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, February.

Alex Hyde / Chicken wire coated in hoar frost. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, December 2012.

Alex Hyde / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) seed coated in hoar frost. Peak District National Park, UK. December.

Ernie Janes / Hedge Parsley seed head (Torilis japonica) silhouetted at sunset, Norfolk, UK, November

Paul Hobson / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight, hunting behaviour, Lincolnshire, UK May

David Tipling / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait. River Thet, Norfolk, UK, March.

David Tipling / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) portrait on water. River Thet, Norfolk, UK, March.

Ross Hoddinott / Sea and stones at Porth Nanven beach, with rising tide at sunset, The Cot Valley, near Cape Cornwall, West Cornwall, UK. September 2012.

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) at rest, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July.

Ross Hoddinott / Little owl (Athene noctua) peering out of hole in tree, Devon, UK captive

Ross Hoddinott / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on wheat stem, Devon, UK captive

Konrad Wothe / European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) curled up hibernating in leaves, Bavaria, Germany, November

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs, Hertfordshire, England, UK, May. Did you know? There are 45 different subspecies of Red fox, and as well as many colour variations.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) scavenging fish around trawlers in Lerwick harbour, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) eating pet food left out for it in suburban garden at twilight, Kent, UK, August, taken with camera trap. Did you know? Foxes first colonised British cities in the 1930-40s....

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Blue jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii), feeding on small plankton, Lundy Island Marine Conservation Zone, Devon, England, UK, May.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years using rocks as tools to crack open palm oil nuts, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December 2010.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) female 'Jire' aged 52 years being groomed by alpha male 'Foaf' aged 30 years, whilst she feeds on palm oil fruit, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. Januar...

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years carrying rocks while walking on hind legs, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years spinning in circles, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Peley' aged 12 years sitting on a tree buttress, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December 2010.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years stealing pineapple from villagers fields, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. December 2010.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) young male 'Jeje' aged 13 years disciplining juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years and infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years who are playing together, Bossou For...

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years playing with infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011. Sequence 1 of 2.

Anup Shah / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years throwing rocks at other chimpanzees, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) females 'Yo' aged 49 years, 'Fana' aged 54 years and juvenile female 'Joya' aged 6 years sitting portrait, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on ground, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Fiona Rogers / Western chimpazee (Pan troglodytes verus) infant male 'Flanle' aged 3 years playing on a branch, Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Doc White / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) feeding at sea surface, releasing bubbles after a lunge. California, USA.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Alex Hyde / Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) toadstool growing on the University of Nottingham campus, UK, November

Jabruson / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) silverback 'Makumba' portrait, leader of tourist habituated gorilla family group, Bai Hokou, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild Cat (Felis silvestris) portrait. Vosges, France, August.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Aerial image of Espiritu Santo area with purple from flowering lavender in dehesa habitat, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain, May 2011

Andrew Parkinson / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) adult standing. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) adult standing on its hind legs. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) adult sitting and feeding in snowfall. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March.

Andrew Parkinson / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) among coastal thrift. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, UK, July.

Floris van Breugel / Darkling Beetle (Tenebrionidae) on sand in White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA, April.

Floris van Breugel / Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) stretching, Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA, March

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.

Sue Daly / Giant scallop (Pecten maximus) close up detail, Channel Islands, UK June Highly commended in the category of Close to Nature Category of the BWPA Competition 2014.

Michel Poinsignon / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), adults perched on branch in winter feeding on apple. Lorraine France. 3rd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / A misty morning over a mixed woodland in autumn, Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland, November 2011. Highly commended in the Wild Woods Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awa...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / John dory (Zeus faber) portrait, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, October

Michel Poinsignon / Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013.

Andrew Parkinson / Adult Brown / European hare (Lepus europaeus) partially concealed in a field of corn stubble, Derbyshire, UK. Winner of British Seasons category of BWPA competition 2014.