Ross Hoddinott / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen yawning in the morning light (captive). Lifton, Devon, UK, May

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

Sandra Bartocha / Grass (Poaceae / Gramineae sp) with seeds, June.

Jack Dykinga / Life returning after seasonal rains to burnt forest, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest devastation of the 'Wallow Fire', Arizona, USA August 2011

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria Profile of an adult on open moorland. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK Photographer.Andrew Parkinson

Petra Wegner / Siberian forest cat kitten walking, 7 weeks, white coat

Daniel Heuclin / Traditional bush hunter with a calao / Hornbill head decoration, preparing bow and arrow for hunt, Northern Cameroon, West Africa. No release available.

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) Guwahati, Assam, India, captive

Nick Turner / Gloucester old spot domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) head portrait with ring through snout and ears covering eyes, UK.

Nick Turner / Freerange Gloucester old spot domestic pig (Sus scrofa domestica) portrait with ears covering eyes, UK.

Nick Turner / Cotswold voluntary wardens replacing a stile, Gloucestershire, UK, June 2008.

Nick Turner / Downham Hill, a jurassic limestone outlier on the edge of the Cotswolds AONB conservation area, Gloucestershire, UK, October 2011.

Edwin Giesbers / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) behind long grass, The Netherlands, March

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, puppy, black-and-tan, 6 weeks, sitting on grass, wearing collar.

Mike Read / Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) Falkland Islands

Chien Lee / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) in grass, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Oriol Alamany / Chilean huemul or South Andean deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Endangered species

Sven Zacek / Fritillary butterfly (Melitaea sp.) – either Heath or False Heath – at rest on a grass stem. Estonia, Europe, June.

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 / Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) on ground in rough grassland, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Portrait of a male Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in a meadow, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, August 2010

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 / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck in a meadow in summer, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, August 2010

Andy Rouse / Three Masai Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) visible over grass. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa.

Andy Rouse / Burchell's Zebra (Equus quagga) mother with new born foal. Masai Mara, Kenya.

Willem Kolvoort / Aquatic plants in River Black Drim, Albania, Eastern Europe, May

Richard Du Toit / Aerial view of golf course, Western Cape, South Africa, August 2009

Andrew Parkinson / Barn owl (Tyto alba) adult in flight in evening light, Norfolk, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) alert cub portrait, Derbyshire, UK, June.

Andrew Parkinson / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) adult perched on the ground, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK, December.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) in wet grass lit by dawn light. Biebrza National Park, Biebrza marshes, Poland, May.

Pascal Tordeux / A small valley in Alsace seen from a high angle. France.

Andy Rouse / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight over long grass, hunting, Wiltshire, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Marbled White Butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on grass stem, Devon, UK July. Winner of Seasons category of the BWPA 2011 competition

Fabrice Cahez / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) pouncing in grass. Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Young Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) sitting in grass. Vosges, France, July.

Fabrice Cahez / Young Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting, rear view, Vosges, France, May.

Joe Cornish / 2020VISION / Bog wetlands with Suilven mountain in the background at dawn, Assynt mountains, Highland, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Matthew Maran / Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) mother and calf in long grass field. Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.

Andy Rouse / Little Owl (Athene noctua) adult with a worm in its beak. Wales, UK, June. (non-ex).

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) hind with two Jackdaws (Corvus monedula) on her back, Richmond Park, London, England, UK, October. Photographer quote: "Everything in nature is connected. These two jackdaws...

Edwin Giesbers / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) standing on frosty grass. The Netherlands, March.

Florian Möllers / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) sow and piglets foraging in a city garden, Argentinischen Allee, Berlin, Germany, March 2007

Fergus Gill / Brown / European hare (Lepus europaeus) running towards the camera in the evening light. Perthshire, Scotland, June

Orsolya Haarberg / Hay meadow, Danube-Drava National Park, Hungary.

Mark Carwardine / Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) ducklings huddled together, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, June

Solvin Zankl / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) climbing on grass stem, Germany

Ernie Janes / English Springer Spaniel running, Norfolk, UK

Robert Thompson / Aerial view of Carrickarade Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK, September 2009

Anup Shah / Lion males (Panthera leo) lying on a grass mound. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Ernie Janes / Aylesbury ducks following in a line on village green, Weedon, Buckinghamshire, UK, October

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, two puppies on grass, blenheim and tricolour, 5 weeks

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park with buildings behind. France.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting on grass in a Paris park. France.

Petra Wegner / Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) golden long haired, in wooden feeding rack, on garden lawn, feeding on grass

Petra Wegner / Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus) black and white short coated, in wooden feeding rack, on garden lawn, being fed carrot. Model rleased

Steve Knell / Swarm of Midges (Chironomidae) flying around grass stems. Lake Myvatn, Iceland. June

Steve Knell / Swarm of Midges (Chironomidae) flying around grass stems. Lake Myvatn, Iceland. June

Andy Sands / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) climbing on stem of grass, with tail emitting bioluminescence, England, UK, July

Inaki Relanzon / Houses with grass roof and walls, Snafellsness Peninsula, Iceland, July 2008

Petra Wegner / Mixed Breed dog running on grass, towards camera.

Petra Wegner / Kromfohrlander playing with ball / toy, in a field.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbit grooming, on grass in park, with the Arc de Triomphe behind, Paris, France, April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Rabbits on grass in park, near the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, April 2010.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on grass near busy road, Paris, France. April.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Flock of juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) recently released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, fly over grazing cattle. Somerset, UK, October 2010.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Juvenile Common / Eurasian cranes (Grus grus) recently released by the Great Crane Project onto the Somerset Levels and Moors, foraging in pastureland near a drainage ditch; one turns over an old cow...

Roy Mangersnes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) balancing on rye stem, Norway. HIGHLY COMMENDED: Animal Portraits - Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

Angelo Gandolfi / Little Owl (Athene noctua) standing on grass, observing a a Six-spot Burnet moth (Zygaena filipendulae) flying above. Tuscany, Italy

Aflo / N-20805 Open landscape with grass meadow, farm building and mountains in distance, Hokkaido, Japan.

Stephen Dalton / European mole (Talpa europea) emerging from molehill, UK, controlled conditions

Stephen Dalton / Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) in flight, controlled conditions, from Africa

Steven David Miller / Masked lapwing / plover (Vanellus miles novaehollandiae) chick walking, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

Petra Wegner / Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Blenheim, standing up against oak tree trunk

Ross Hoddinott / Farm on coast near Porlock, Exmoor, Somerset, UK. August 2009.

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) flying from grass head, UK

Bernard Castelein / Asiatic / Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus), Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

Bernard Castelein / Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) grazing, Kaziranga NP, Assam, India

David Tipling / Two male Pheasants (Phasianus colchius) fighting, Norfolk, UK, April

Stephen Dalton / Common frog {Rana temporaria} diving into water from bank, UK, controlled conditions

Eric Baccega / Hoary marmot (Marmotta caligata) carrying grass to build nest, Banff National Park, Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada

Jeff Vanuga / Native American Teepee rings on Table Mountain near Dubois, Shoshone reserve, Wyoming, USA, May 2009

Andy Rouse / European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) portrait, UK (non-ex)

Bernard Castelein / Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) sitting in grassland, Brasschaat, Belgium

Nick Turner / Countryside view over Naunton, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

Colin Seddon / Border Terrier, 6-month puppy, standing in meadow, UK

Jack Dykinga / Teddy bear cholla cactus {Opuntia bigelovii} growing on volcanic lava flow, Pinacate and Gran Desierto Altar Biosphere Reserve, Sonoran desert, Mexico

Jack Dykinga / Mexico Teddy bear cholla cactus {Opuntia biegelovii} growing on volcanic lava flow, Pinacate and Gran Desierto Altar Biosphere Reserve, Sonoran desert, Mexico

Ingo Arndt / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) sisters resting, Europe

Ingo Arndt / European River Otter (Lutra lutra) sisters resting, Europe

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} 6-week, Abyssinian kitten walking in grass with Buttercups.

Igor Shpilenok / Portrait of a Saiga {Saiga tatarica} male Cherniye Zemly Zapovednik, Russia. Captive

Andrew Parkinson / Fallow deer stag in grassland {Dama dama} Leicestershire, England

Kim Taylor / Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female taking off, UK captive