Andrew Parkinson / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in meadow of buttercups. Derbyshire, UK, June. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Outdoor Photography editor's choice' category. (Non-ex)

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) young doe in summer meadow, Scotland, UK

David Noton / Poppies flowering in a field, near Norcia, Umbria, Italy. May 2005.

David Noton / Poppies flowering in a field, near Norcia, Umbria, Italy. May 2005.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Buff-tailed bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) on field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) showing fully laden pollen sacs, RSPB Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Merryn Thomas / Cardiff Bay in the evening, with meadow flowers on the Barrage. Cardiff, Wales, July 2011.

Erlend Haarberg / Male Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in summer coat, standing on hind legs in flower meadow, Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, West-fjords, Iceland, July

Rolf Nussbaumer / Evening rain lily (Cooperia drummondii) flowering in meadow, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Alex Hyde / Heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) resting on scabious flower, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, August.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), flower spike in meadow, UK, June

Ernie Janes / Corn Marigold (Glebionis segetum), Corn flowers and Corn Chamomile in Meadow, Norfolk, UK, July

Ross Hoddinott / Cowslips (Primula veris) backlit in evening light, Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Kirkendall-Spring / Meadow flowers blooming on Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park with the Tatoosh Range in the distance, Washington, USA, August 2009

Ernie Janes / Ox-eye daises (Leucanthemum vulgare) flowering in meadow, UK

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Participant on 'Identifying grasses, sedges and rushes' course, learning from expert, Margaret Howells, at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011. Model released

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Ringlet butterfly {Aphantopus hyperantus} resting on yellow rattle flowers, Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Red clover {Trifolium pratense} flowering growing in hay meadow at Denmark Farm, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), blooming, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.

Diane McAllister / Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), Bachelor buttons / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), and Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow. Nevada, USA, July

Diane McAllister / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching a red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow of wildflowers. Nevada, USA, July

Diane McAllister / Coastal Brown bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) female and her cub standing in the long grass. She is looking warily at an approaching boar. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Jim Brandenburg / Thickspike Gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya) flowering on tallgrass prairie, Crow-Hassan Park Reserve, Minnesota

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,

Charlie Summers / American bison (Bison bison) herd roaming the plains, Custer State Park, South Dakota, USA, September

Charlie Summers / Rocky Mountain Goat kid (Oreamnos americanus) portrait, on tundra of Mount Evans west of Denver, Colorado, USA

David Tipling / Two male Greater prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) fighting on lekking ground in the Sandhills, Nebraska. USA, April

Nick Upton / Traditional organic hay meadow with a profusion of wild flowers and grasses including Pyramid orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Rough hawkbit (Leontodon hisp...

Floris van Breugel / Avalanche lilies (Erythronium montanum) blooming in colourful alpine meadow, with glaciated Mount Olympus behind, Olympic National Park's backcountry Bailey Range, Washington, USA. July 2008.

Colin Varndell / Cowslip (Primula veris) flowering in meadow, Cogden, Dorset, England UK. May

Roger Powell / Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) pair walking through a flower meadow, Castro Verde, Portugal, April

Roger Powell / Male Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) perched on a boulder surveying its display area Castro Verde, Portugal, April

Russell Cooper / Cowslip (Primula veris) in flower, North Downs, Surrey, England, UK

Tim Fitzharris / Grassland and cumulus clouds, Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Rolf Nussbaumer / White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora) flowering in wildflower meadow, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Colin Varndell / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) Hardington Moor, Somerset, UK

Alan Watson / Alpine paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia) in an alpine meadow along the Rockwall trail, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. (World Heritage Site)July 2009

Niall Benvie / Young girl and boy playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009. Model released

Niall Benvie / Young girl and boy playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009

Niall Benvie / Young girl arms in air, waving / playing in a wildflower meadow, Scotland, UK, July 2009. Model released

Colin Varndell / Three month old Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub walking through meadow, Dorset, England, UK June

Colin Varndell / Male Common pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) in meadow full of buttercups, Dorset, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) feeding, England, UK

Jim Brandenburg / Thickspike Gayfeather (Liatris pycnostachya) flowers with eagle-shaped cloud, Touch the Sky Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge, Minnesota

Peter Lewis / Six spot burnet moths (Zygaena filipendulae) on flower, Hampshire, England

Peter Lewis / Red Campion (Silene dioica) Pamp Hill, Dorset, England

Peter Lewis / Cowslip (Primula farinosa) Martin Down, Hampshire England

Peter Lewis / Cowslip (Primula veris) Martin Down, Hampshire England, April

Peter Lewis / Sunset over fields of Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) South Downs, West Sussex, England. June 2009

Peter Lewis / Sun rising through mist behind Salisbury Cathedral viewed across Harnham Water Meadows. Salisbury Wiltshire, England. March 2009

Paul Hobson / Wild flower meadow in city centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, August 2009

Paul Hobson / Wild flower meadow in city centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, August 2009

Paul Hobson / Wild flower meadow in city centre, Sheffield, Yorkshire, UK, August 2009

Dietmar Nill / Goats beard flower / Meadow salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) with poppies in the background, Germany

Gerrit Vyn / Aggressive encounter between two male Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanachus cupido) on a lek. During these aggressive encounters, males lower their pinnae feathers, deflate their air sacs, leap into t...

Gerrit Vyn / Aggressive encounter between two male Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanachus cupido) on a lek. During these aggressive encounters, males lower their pinnae feathers, deflate their air sacs, leap into t...

Guy Edwardes / Common buzzrad (Buteo buteo) in flight over wildflower meadow (controlled situation) Gloucestershire, England, September

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in wild flower meadow, dark summer phase, Hornstrandir, Iceland, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Herd of sheep with an old lady sheperd in a meadow of flowering Sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) near the village of Gubin, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Buttercup (Ranunculus) in the meadows of Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 20...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Meadow with flowering Sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) and slopes of the Dinara mountain range, Gubin area, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Slavonian Syrmian cattle (rare breed) in the meadows between Krapje and Drenov Bok, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in a meadow, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ziegler / Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in a meadow, Patras area, The Peloponnese, Greece, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Meadow with Field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Crown daisy (Chrysanthemum coronarium) flowers, Limassol, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Betony (Stachys sp) flowering in a meadow, Central Moldova, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Mixed grasses in a grass meadow including Oat grass (Avena sp) and False oat grass (Arrhematherum elatius) Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob trees / St John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in a meadow, Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob tree / St. John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in meadow, Lachi, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Carob tree / St. John's bread (Ceratonia siliqua) in a meadow, Lachi, Cyprus, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) flowers, Monte Vettore/Piano Grande/Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) and Poet's daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) flowers, Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) in flower meadow, Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowering in meadow, Liechtenstein, June 2009 WWE BOOK Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) in flower meadow, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck in wet meadow at dawn, Nemunas Delta, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flower meadow, Labanoras Regional Park, Lithuania, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi) growing in wet flower meadow, Nemunas Regional Reserve, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Wildflower meadow at dawn, Nemunas Delta, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Cow parsely (Anthriscus sylvestris) in damp flower meadow at dawn, Nemunas regional Reserve, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck in wet meadow, Nemunas Regional Park, Lithuania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hamblin / Ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi) in flower meadow, Nemunas Regional Reserve, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / Alpine flower meadow, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zupanc / Alpine flower meadow, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers, France, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Mountain landscape near Steg, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Gladiolus (Gladiolus sp) plants flowering in meadow, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / European yellow rattle (Rhinanthus alectorolophus) flowering in alpine meadow, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Wild flower meadow, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Photographer, Edwin Giesbers, under umbrella photographing flowers in alpine meadow in the rain for Wild Wonders of Europe mission, Liechtenstein, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Globeflowers (Trollius europaeus) growing in meadow, the Grauspitz (2,599m) in the distance, the highest mountain in Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Möllers / Italian sainfoin (Hedysarum coronarium) flowering in meadow, San Marino, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Trees in a meadow, Hisarky, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Tønning / Two Marguerite / Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) flowers, Roudenhaff, Mullerthal, Luxembourg, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Tønning / Apple trees in meadow, Roudenhaff, Mullerthal, Luxembourg, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) Brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea) and Forking larkspur (Delphinium / Consolida regalis) flowers, Western Carpathians, Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Flowering meadow with Thistles (Cirsium rivulare) and Buttercups (Ranunculus acris) Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, June 2009