Ashley Cooper / New flood defences in Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK. Built after the disastrous 2009 floods that inundated large parts of the town. They were completely overtopped by the floods from Storm Desmond December...

Stephen Dalton / False black widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) the most poisonous spider found in Britain - imported into the country, probably from Canary Isles, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / False black widow spider (Steatoda nobilis) the most poisonous spider found in Britain - imported into the country, probably from Canary Isles, Sussex, UK

Adrian Davies / False black widow spider (Steotoda nobilis) Sussex, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / False black widow spider (Steotoda nobilis) Sussex, England, UK, November.

Adrian Davies / False black widow spider (Steotoda nobilis) Sussex, England, UK, November.

Gary K. Smith / Thatcher re-roofing with wheat grass thatch, Wiltshire, UK, October 2014.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Spider (Nesticus cellulanus) in Cave, Goesdorf, Luxembourg, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Sam Hobson / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), adult in flight in front of building and scaffolding. Bristol, UK. May.

Sam Hobson / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), adult male perched on top of scaffold pole. Bristol, UK. January.

Sam Hobson / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), adult male perched on scaffolding. Bristol, UK. March.

Laurent Geslin / Urban Red fox in scaffold yard {Vulpes vulpes} London, UK