Guy Edwardes / Path towards the coastguard cottages and the Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs. Seaford Head Nature Reserve, East Sussex, UK, May 2009. *NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK COVER USE IN GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND U...

Bence Mate / European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) fighting each other, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. June. Winner, 2019 Cadiz Photo Nature Competition.

Ann & Steve Toon / Meerkats (Suricata suricatta) on the move, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, January. Second place in the Mammals Category of the GDT European Nature Photographer of the Year...

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) amongst granite rocks in cave. Lemurs lick minerals from the rocks. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar.

Staffan Widstrand / African bush elephant, (Loxodonta africana) two head to head playing, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Southern Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) two, with one in foreground, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, about to land, Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Yashpal Rathore / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking at night, with monsoon clouds and lightning. Kanha National Park, Central India. Dominant male (T29)

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) rear view of animal swimming away over seagrass bed, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) split level with animal resting at surface in shallow water over seagrass bed, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) rear view of animal resting in shallow water, close up of tail, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) resting just above seagrass underwater, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) extreme close up with jaws open, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Igor Shpilenok / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub biting tail of adult male, Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East. June.

Sandra Bartocha / European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). in woodland, Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. October 2015.

Sandra Bartocha / Sun rays shining through European beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica). Serrahn, Muritz-National Park, World Natural Heritage site, Germany, Europe. November 2015.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Impala (Aepyceros melampus) herd at dawn, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe, October.

Andres M. Dominguez / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, El Bosque, southern Spain, April.

Andres M. Dominguez / Frozen Elmleaf blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) in a small pond, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, January.

Dong Lei / Plants growing in woodland (Kingdonia uniflora) Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, August.

Wim van den Heever / Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd silhouetted against the rising sun with clouds in the background. Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

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!

Guy Edwardes / Path towards the coastguard cottages and the Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs. Seaford Head Nature Reserve, East Sussex, UK, July 2009.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Winter sunset over the Somerset Levels from Walton Hill on a misty evening with snow on the ground. View includes Butleigh Moor, Somerton Moor, Street Moor, Low Ham Moor, Walton Moor, Pitney Moor, Hui...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / RSPB reserves staff removing birch trees from heathland and chipping waste for recycling, at Minsmere nature reserve, Suffolk, UK. February 2011.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Asian globeflower (Trollius asiaticus) flowering in subalpine meadows of the Altai-Sayan Region, in particular in Kuznetsky Alatau State Nature Reserves, Siberia, Far East Russia,

John Waters / Adult non-breeding Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) at sunrise over freshwater lake (once an old site for commercial peat extraction) near Westhay, Somerset Levels, part of the Avalon Marshes system of nature...

John Waters / Sunrise over freshwater lake, once an old site for commercial peat extraction, near Westhay, Somerset Levels, part of the Avalon Marshes system of nature reserves, England, UK July 2009

John Waters / Sunrise over freshwater lake, once an old site for commercial peat extraction, near Westhay, Somerset Levels, part of the Avalon Marshes system of nature reserves, England, UK July 2009

Solvin Zankl / As soon as it entered the water the young Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the coast. The swimming frenzy lasts for approximately 48 hours...

Chris Gomersall / Flock of knot (Calidris canutus) at high water roost. Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England.

Chris Gomersall / Abstract flock of knot (Calidris canutus) in flight. Snettisham RSPB reserve, Norfolk, England.

Claudio Contreras / Catalina Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus catalinensis), Catalina (Santa Catalina) Island, Loreto Bay National Park, Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California, Mexico, May, Second place in Visions...

Staffan Widstrand / Great white heron / egret (Ardea / Egretta alba) taking off, Nemunas Delta Nature Reserve, Lithuania.

Staffan Widstrand / Black tern (Chlidonias nigra) flying in to feed its chick on tfloating vegetation in the Nemunas Delta Nature Reserve, Lithuania.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male and female, Yangxian nature reserve, Shaanxi, China

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) sunbathing on rock in early morning, granite mountain in background. Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar. 2018.

Staffan Widstrand / African lion, (Panthera leo) confronted by a herd of African buffalo / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

Staffan Widstrand / African lion (Panthera leo) female confronted by a herd of African buffalo / Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Ashley Cooper / A fisherman landing whelks destined for the Asian market on the Cob at Lyme Regis, part of the World Heritage site of the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK. June 2012.

Tony Phelps / Bobbejaantjie (Babiana ambigua) flowers, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Male Limestone conebush (Leucadendron meridianum) flower, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Male Limestone conebush (Leucadendron meridianum) in flower in protea fynbos mosaic, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Male Limestone conebush (Leucadendron meridianum) in flower in protea fynbos mosaic, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Arid / Strawberry pincushion (Leucospermum calligerum) in protea fynbos, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Female Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) grooming young daughter, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Female Chacma baboon (Papio hamadryas ursinus) feeding with infant (one day) clinging to leg, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Female Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) feeding infant (one day), DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Stallion Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) portrait, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August, Vulnerable species.

Tony Phelps / Eland (Tragelaphus oryx) herd lying down, DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Young Common / Grey rhebok (Pelea capreolus) ram, Dehoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Early spring flowers and sand dunes, Dehoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Karoo whip snake (Psammophis notostictus) DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Karoo whip snake (Psammophis notostictus) DeHoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Tony Phelps / Juvenile Herald snake (Crotaphopeltis hotamboia) amongst Button daisies, Dehoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa, August.

Roger Powell / Exmoor pony (Equus ferus caballus) used on Nature Reserves in Northumberland to improve wetland habitat by eating rank vegetation and breaking up the muddy pasture surrounding ponds. Druridge Bay Natu...

Erlend Haarberg / Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) two males sizing one another up during rut, Forollhogna National Park. Norway.

Christophe Courteau / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) charging, Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) dominant silverback Akarevuro completely drunk due to the consumption of new bamboo stems which ferment in the stomach, with lots of photographers pointing...

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) dominant silverback Akarevuro completely drunk due to the consumption of new bamboo stems which ferment in the stomach, Kwitonda Group, Volcanoes National...

Christophe Courteau / Snare confiscated by rangers, found in the Volcanoes National Park, home of the endangered Mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) Rwanda, October 2012.

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback Gihishamwotsi displaying, non group dominant, Sabyinyo Group, Volcanoes National Park, Virunga Mountains, Rwanda

Christophe Courteau / West Africa lion (Panthera leo) subadult male resting on burnt ground, Pendjari National Park, Benin

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) portrait over seagrass bed in shallow ater, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico, May.

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) close up of underbelly of animal resting in shallow water, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) rear view of animal resting in shallow water with head at surface, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Ernie Janes / Stile and footpath, Aldbury Nowers Nature Reserve, the Chilterns, Hertfordshire, UK, July

Bernard Castelein / Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) territory marking, Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagascar. Commended in Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2016.

Bernard Castelein / Ring-tailed Lemur ( Lemur catta) female marking territory. Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagascar. Commended in Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awa...

Bernard Castelein / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) mothers with young, Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagascar, October. Commended in Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Aw...

Bernard Castelein / Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) huddled together, Anjaha Community Conservation Site, near Ambalavao, Madagascar, October. Commended in Single Species Portfolio of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awar...

Kirkendall-Spring / Black Pool inWest Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. September 2015.

Richard Du Toit / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) amongst Pompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum) flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, January.

Richard Du Toit / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) head and neck above Pompom weed (Campuloclinium macrocephalum) flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, February.

Richard Du Toit / Rufous naped Lark (Mirafra africana) male courtship display, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, February.

Richard Du Toit / Ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick pecking ground near the legs of two adults walking, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, October.

Richard Du Toit / Two Zebra (Equus quagga) stallions fighting, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa, October.

Pete Oxford / Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) Kaziranga National Park, Assam, North East India. Vulnerable species.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Abandoned grazing land, now part of Central Apennines Rewilding Area, Lazio e Molise National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, June 2014.

Andres M. Dominguez / River gorge with forested mountainside, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Huesca, Spain, October.

Dong Lei / Mountain landscape reflected in lake, Basongcuo National Park, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet, November 2011.

Dong Lei / Mountain landscape around lake, Basongcuo National Park, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet, July 2011.

Dong Lei / Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) at water's edge, Gaoligong Mountain National Nature Reserve, Yunnan Province, October.

Bruno D'Amicis / Sunrise on Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.

Bruno D'Amicis / Sunrise on Shesher lake, Fogera Plains. Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia. December 2013.

Nick Upton / Thyme-leaved Speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia) flowering in a woodland clearing, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Sanicle / Wood sanicle (Sanicula europaeae) flowering in ancient woodland understorey, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Low angle view of a dense stand of Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolum) flowering in a woodland clearing, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Dense stand of Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolum) flowering in a woodland clearing, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Dense stand of Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolum) flowering in a woodland clearing, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Wood spurge (Euphorbia amygdaloides) flowering in a coppiced clearing in ancient woodland alongside Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptus), GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestersh...

Nick Upton / Carpet of Wood speedwell (Veronica montana) flowering in ancient woodland understorey, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Group of Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) flowering in ancient woodland, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Group of Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) flowering in ancient woodland, GWT Lower Woods reserve, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) and a carpet of Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptus) and Yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolum) flowering in recently coppiced woodland, th...

Nick Upton / Three Bat boxes hanging from a tree, Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Rutland, UK, November.