Ben Hall / Fallow deer (Dama dama) in woodland clearing at dawn, Cheshire, UK November

David Woodfall / Hedge which has been 'netted ' to prevent breeding birds nesting, which would delay building development of new homes. The tree in the background has also been cut back. Chester, Cheshire, Eng...

Ben Hall / Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) silhouetted against sky at dusk, Cheshire, October 2014

Ben Hall / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) peering from behind tree with bluebells in foreground, Cheshire, June.

Alan Williams / Domestic pigeons (Columba livia) flock in flight over houses, Cheshire, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland in spring, at dawn, Peak District National Park, Cheshire, UK, May.

Alex Hyde / Mixed deciduous woodland in spring at dawn, Peak District National Park, Cheshire, UK, May.

Ben Hall / Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith...

Ben Hall / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with perch in its beak, Cheshire, UK, October. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.

Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.

Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph, Cheshire, UK, February. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013....

Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April. Highly honoured in the Birds Category of Nature's Best Windl...