David Tipling / Common frog (Rana temporaria) and spawn in pond. West Runton, North Norfolk, England, UK, March. Highly commended in the Habitat category of the BWPA Awards 2015.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) emerging from shell, Dalyan delta, Turkey, July.

Alex Hyde / Orange tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) on Cuckoo flower / Lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis). Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Alex Hyde / Frogspawn from Common Frog (Rana temporaria), fisheye view showing pond habitat. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. March.

Georgette Douwma / Crinoid (Crinoidea) on artificial reef. Mabul, Malaysia.

Pal Hermansen / Sprouting Soy beans (Glycine max) against white background

Simon Colmer / Green-veined White butterfly egg (Pieris napi) above, Orange-tip butterfly egg (Anthocharis cardamines) below, on Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Sussex, UK. June.

Martin Gabriel / Firefly crocus (Crocus sieberi) flowers in snow, Bavaria, Germany, March.

Orsolya Haarberg / View over the Lysefjorden from the Preikestolen / Pulpit rock, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway. June 2012.

Erlend Haarberg / Herb-paris (Paris quadrifolia), Norway, June.

Andy Sands / Newly emerged Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), Bedfordshire, England, UK. June

Erlend Haarberg / Lysefjorden viewed from the Preikestolen (Pulpit rock) on misty summer morning with sun rays shining down, Forsand, Rogaland, Norway.