Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in urban park in winter. Glasgow, Scotland, December. Did you know? Scientists believe that some of the UK's native Red Squirrels are gaining immunity to the pox i...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) taking off from flock on water. Scotland, December. Did you know? Richard the Lionheart is said to have introduced Mute Swans to Britain

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Toad (Bufo bufo) seen from below against a blue sky. Surrey, England, March. Did you know? It used to be believed that toads had a magical stone in their head; however 'toadstones' which have...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) juvenile perched. Wales, April. Did you know? Despite inhabiting woodlands, wood warblers prefer to nest on or close to the ground.

Dale Sutton / 2020VISION / Adult Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentoni) flying over a weir, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? This species is know as the 'water bat', and catches insects from the water s...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in conservation margin next to a crop of Oilseed rape (Brassica napus), RSPB's Hope Farm reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did y...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen sacs flying towards a Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) flower in order to feed, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did...

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Family fishing from the bank of the River Tweed at Junction Pool, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? The most popular UK spor...

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Combine harvester harvesting Oats (Avena sativa), Haregill Lodge Farm, Ellingstring, North Yorkshire, England, UK, August. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Oats are a hardy...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Red Kite (Milvus milvus) in flight, Wales, UK, November. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? Reintroduced Red kites in England reproduce when they are one year old, but native kites in Wales only sta...

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in flight, Caerlaverock WWT, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK. January. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Fossil records show Whooper swans w...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Aerial view of saltmarsh landscape, Abbotts Hall Farm Nature Reserve, Essex, England, UK, March 2012. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? Salt marshes are great for removing and storing carbon dioxid...

Joe Cornish / 2020VISION / Scott's View looking towards Eildon Hill with the River Tweed in the foreground, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? £9 million has re...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) jumping, holding a nut in its mouth, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, March. Did you know? Red squirrels weigh half as much as grey squirrels.

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in a defensive posture after being caught by The Tweed Foundation monitoring the species population and spread on the River Till, Northumberland, England, UK...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Close up of acorns and autumnal foliage ofEnglish oak (Quercus robur), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. Did you know? In Greek mythology the oak tree was sacred to the god Zeus.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wood ants (Formica rufa), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Wood ants are ecologically important, protecting trees from parasites and recycling nu...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Dew covered spider's web with pink flowering heather in the background, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? Spiders silk is one of the strongest materials in nature, equallin...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sun rising through trees and mist, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, August. Did you know? Over half the area of Dorset is a listed as an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty'.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Sika deer (Cervus nippon), stag, hind and young, amongst flowering heather, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? This East Asian deer's name 'Sika' is the Japanese word for 'd...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Ben More Coigach in winter, Wester Ross, Scotland, UK, December 2010. Did you know? Ben Mor Coigach is the Scottish Wildlife Trusts largest reserve.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Old fishing boat held upright at low tide with ropes and chains, Roa Island, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February 2012. Did you know? Over the last decade the number of UK fishermen has decl...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Cockle fishermen working in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February. Model released. Did you know? Cockles are able to jump by bending and straightening their feet.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult male Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii), in spring plumage, feeding on dung flies (Scathophagidae), Hertfordshire, England, UK, May. Did you know? Some of the colloquial names of Pied wagta...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Wheat grain running through hands in the grain store at Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, August. Did you know? Wheat was one of the first cultivated plants, which humans began farm...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) alighting at pond, collecting material for nest building, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Barn swallows will feed their nestlings up to 400 times every day.

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) on a bare field, Norfolk, England, UK, April. Did you know? Partridges have the largest number of eggs in a clutch of any bird species, the highest number recorded being...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew on the pelagic trawler 'Charisma' landing a small catch of mackerel, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011 Model Release available. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Large blue butterfly (Maculinea arion) on a Common Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) flower, Collard Hill, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011. Did you know? The large blue's life cycle is dependent on the...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) breaching, near South Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Common dolphins travel in large social groups and are very acrobatic, often seen breac...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Sanderling (Calidris alba) in winter plumage feeding on tideline, The Wash, Norfolk, March. Did you know? The Sanderling is the only British wading bird that has no back toe; this gives it a distincti...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) feeding on shingle beach, Norfolk, England, UK, November. Did you know? Turnstones can flip rocks almost as heavy as they are.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus), Herring gulls (Larus argentatus), Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) and Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on landfill site, Pitsea, Essex, England, UK,...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Flock of Grey herons (Ardea cinerea) standing in a line on the edge of a pond, Regent's Park, London, England, UK, May. Did you know? According to new research, over 91% of people believe that public...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A line of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June. Did you know? A Mallard duck will lay more than half her body weight in eggs.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) comes in to land, backlit by evening sunlight, Derbyshire, England, UK, March. Did you know? In addition to the colour differences between male and female du...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags fighting during rut, Richmond Park, London, England, UK, October. Did you know? Richmond Park deer herds are descended from historic medieval royal hunting stock.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck silhouetted at twilight, with church spire, Berkshire, England, UK, November. Did you know? In the original book 'Bambi' was a Roe deer, however in the later anima...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Scenic view of moorland landscape from Blackbeck Tarn, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did you know? The Lake District is the largest national park in the UK.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Bass Rock at dawn, North Berwick, Scotland, UK, August. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Approximately an eighth of the world's Northern gannet population breeds on Bass Rock.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Tourist watching a Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. Did you know? When flying a Puffin can flap its wings 400 times a minute.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on a rock, posing for a tourist holding a camera, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Although the largest colonies of pu...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / A line of Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings swimming on a still lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, June. Did you know? Ducklings take 50-60 days to fledge and become independent.

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Juvenile Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying in front of a Union Jack flag on top of the Houses of Parliament, London, England, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you k...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Close-up of Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) holding a nut, feeding in Regent's Park, London, England, UK, April. Did you know? Grey squirrel males are called bucks and females are called does.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September. Did you know? A honey bee will travel six miles or more on a single foraging flig...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Male Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) sunning itself on Rose flower (Rosa sp.) in garden in autumn, Wiltshire, England, UK, October . Property released. Did you know? The Latin name for this...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Edible crab (Cancer pagurus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, August 2011. Did you know? A large female Edible crab can carry up to 20 million eggs...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Dead man's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), growing on rock faces below the kelp, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. Did you know? Soft co...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus), St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Crustaceans have blue blood,...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) swimming in harbour, viewed from underwater, St Abbs (St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve), Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, October 2011. Did you know? In Scotland and Ir...

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Female Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) migrating up river to spawn, River Caldew, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011. Did you know? Atlantic salmon can grow to 1.5 meters in length.

Linda Pitkin / 2020VISION / Brown trout (Salmo trutta), Ennerdale Valley, Lake District NP, Cumbria, England, UK, November 2011. Did you know? Trout scales have growth rings which you can read in the same way tree rings.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in winter, perched on twig with frozen crab apples, Scotland, UK, December 2010. Did you know? The association of Robins with Christmas came from the postmen, known as...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Coastal landscape at sunset, near Elgol, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2010. Did you know? Skye has good biodiversity for an island, with coastal, heather and highland ecologies.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View of cliffs along the Trotternish landslip, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides. Scotland, UK, October 2010. Did you know? Trotternish landslip is the result of a landslide which is nearly 19...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Adult female Eurasian dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) in breeding habitat on upland plateau of Grampian mountains, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011. Did you know? In one summer, a female dottere...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Woman sitting on rock admiring the view during the descent from Tom na Gruagaich, Beinn Alligin, Torridon, Scotland, UK, February 2010 Model Released. Did you know? Beinn Alligin is 260 million years...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Hillwalker admiring the view from the summit of Tom na Gruagaich in winter, Beinn Alligin, Torridon, Scotland, UK, February 2010 Model Released. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you k...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Portrait of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, Lochaber, West Highlands, Scotland, February. Did you know? A Red deer stag weighs 3 times the average weight of a human.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat, running up a snow-covered slope, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? Mountain hares' feet act like snowshoes, spreading out the animal's weight over th...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in winter coat running across snow, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? Brown hares run away in zigzags whilst Mountain hares are more likely to run away in a curve.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Passengers on observation deck of Sea Life Surveys vessel Sula Beag watching a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VIS...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult Coot (Fulica atra) running across the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? It is a current theory that dinosaurs such as Archaeopteryx developed wings to help...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Adult Coot (Fulica atra) running on the surface of a lake, Derbyshire, England, UK, March 2010. Did you know? Coots can dive up to 2 metres.

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Two young Coots (Fulica atra) standing together in shallow water, Derbyshire, England, UK, June 2010. Did you know? The phrase 'bald as a coot' comes from the white head shied of the coot.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) on heather moorland showing habitat, Peak District National Park, UK, September. Did you know? Red grouse thrive on managed moorlands the UK has at least 155,000...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Close-up of of a Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia), with secretions of mucilage and a captured insect, Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? Sundews grow on every continent except Antarctica.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) standing on gritstone boulder with flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? While the female grouse is incubating her eggs,...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Curlew (Numenius arquata) in flight at dusk, Peak District NP, UK, March 2011. Did you know? Curlews spend their winters on estuaries and tidal flats, but move inland to fens, moors, bogs and heathlan...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) perched on gritstone rock amongst flowering heather (Ericaceae sp), Peak District NP, August 2011. Did you know? The wheatear is only in the UK during summer months - the...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in an arable field, Scotland, UK, May 2010. Did you know? The European brown hare is the fastest land mammal in the UK.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scots pine sapling (Pinus sylvestris) with protective tree guard to prevent grazing by deer, part of Caledonian pine forest regeneration scheme, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, July 2011. Did you know? S...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Portrait of a Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe in rough grassland in summer, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? Female roe deer are called does and give birth in May and June, usually to twins.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View looking up to Silver birch (Betula pendula) canopy in Spring, Craigellachie NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011. Did you know? Silver birches provide food and habitat for over 300 inverteb...

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / An adult female Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) landing on a collared dove kill in a garden, Derbyshire, UK, November 2011. Did you know? In falconry sparrowhawks were traditionally used by priests.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Sun rising over hillside with trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? Since 1995 over 2,033 hectares of habitat have been created or manag...

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Two people jogging along a path though woodland with the sun shining through trees, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011. Did you know? 8 million trees have...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Young child playing on edge of woodland, silhouetted against the sky, Norfolk, January 2011 Model released. Did you know? Being close to nature is important for our wellbeing - 80% of the happiest peo...

David Tipling / 2020VISION / Young girl playing on edge of woodland, silhouetted against the sky, Norfolk, January 2012 Model released. Did you know? Children who spend more time playing outside are less likely to develop short-s...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) swimming, Dorset, UK, May. Did you know? Following efforts to save them from extinction, otters have now returned to every county in England – proof that conservatio...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) portrait, in river, Dorset, UK, November. Did you know? Baby otters can't swim until they are 2 months old.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Windswept Silver birch trees (Betula pendula) silhouetted against sky, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, November. Did you know? Silver birch trees can produce millions of tiny seeds every year.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag in pine woodland in winter, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February. Did you know? British red deer are different to European red deer, having a shorter tail an...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Siskin (Carduelis spinus) male at garden pool, Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? The total combined size of the UKs gardens is bigger than all our National Nature Reserves put together!

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Coal tit (Periparus ater) adult perched in winter, Scotland, UK, December. Did you know? Coal tits keep in contact with their flock when searching for food, with constant 'dee' or 'seesee' calls.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), Kent, UK. Members of Kent Mammal Group conduct monthly dormouse survey, torpid dormouse hibernating in nest box in coppiced woodland, November 2011. Did you...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on thistle in front of machinery for Wetland habitat creation for the RSPB by Breheny Civil Engineers at Bowers Marsh RSPB Reserve, RSPB Greater T...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Flock of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) roosting on power pylon, Rainham Marsh RSPB Reserve, Thames Futurescapes Project, Essex, UK, January 2011. Did you know? Mozart had a pet starling which co...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / RSPB staff member Emma Cambell showing peregrines to young woman at RSPB 'Date With Nature Event' for learning about urban Peregrine falcon, Tate Modern, South Bank, London, UK, September 2011, RSPB G...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Male urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sniffing ground near graves, West London cemetery, UK, May. Did you know? Foxes have 28 different calls to communicate with each other, as well as a number of visual...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub amongst graves, West London cemetery, UK, June. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Red fox cubs are born with dark brown fur and blue eyes, bu...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Urban Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub climbing into litter bin, West London, UK, June. Did you know? Red foxes first colonised British cities in the 1940s and now their greatest population densities are f...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) in flight, hunting, Essex, UK, January. Did you know? Short eared owls are unique amongst British owl species in that they nest on the ground.