Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Houses in Gospic, damaged by the Bosnian war, now slowly repaired, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia June 2012

Pat Tuson / Bright Sparks sign, Islington Repair and Reuse Shop for small electrical items, London UK

Chris Mattison / Turkish gecko, (Hemidactylus turcicus) with re-grown tail, captive, occurs Mediterranean region.

Chris Mattison / Turkish gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus), captive, occurs the Mediterranean, with re-grown tail.

Merryn Thomas / 1930s Hilliard boat "Puffin" being renovated. Underfall Yard, Bristol, March 2009.

Merryn Thomas / 1930s Hilliard boat "Puffin" being renovated. Underfall Yard, Bristol, March 2009.

Merryn Thomas / Scaffolding to repair planking on Replica of John Cabot's caravel "The Matthew", undergoing maintenance at Underfall Yard in Bristol's Floating Harbour, UK. April 2009.

Merryn Thomas / 1930s Hilliard boat "Puffin" being renovated. Underfall Yard, Bristol, March 2009.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on slipway for repair work, Skagen, Denmark. March 2010, Property released.

Nick Upton / Wooden fishing boats on quayside awaiting repair and maintenance at Molyvos / Mithymna harbour with town and 13th century castle on the hill in the background. Lesbos / Lesvos, Greece, August 2010

David Woodfall / Dry dock at Bulls Pit. Severn Estuary. England, August 2009

David Woodfall / Barge in dry dock at Bulls Pit. Fred Larkham, Gloucestershire boatman. Severn Estuary. England, August 2009

Heidi & Hans-Juergen Koch / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) chains made to repair honeycomb, Bee Station at the Bavarian Julius-Maximilians-University of Wurzburg, Germany

Terry Andrewartha / Vehicles delivering sand to repair beach defences, Snettisham, N Norfolk, UK

Kim Taylor / Tree termite workers repair tunnel up tree trunk. Sequence 2/3. E Africa.

Kim Taylor / Tree termite workers repair tunnel up tree trunk. Repair almost complete Sequence 3/3. E

Kim Taylor / Termite {Mastotermes darwiniensis} soldiers and workers repair damaged tunnel.

Kim Taylor / Tree termite workers repair tunnel up tree trunk. Tunnel before damage. Sequence 1/3. E

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of 'Beagle laid ashore, River Santa Cruz'. Copperplate engraving, art by Conrad Martens, engraved by T. Landseer. Published by H. Colburn 1838. Plate from 'The Narrative of the Surveying...

Philip Stephen / Rock-hopper fishing net on quayside for repair.

Philip Stephen / Trawler propeller and tail-shaft being removed for repair. Peterhead shiplift, May 2005.

Rick Tomlinson / Lisa Macdonald and Anna Drougge carrying out repair work on board "EF Language" during the Whitbread Round The World Race, 1997-98.

Rick Tomlinson / Repair work for "Team EF Language" after the mast snaps just above the first set of spreaders during Leg 5 from New Zealand to São Sebastião in the Whitbread Round the World Race, 1997-98. ^^^ Re...

Rick Tomlinson / Lisa Macdonald and Anna Drougge carrying out repair work on board "EF Language" during the Whitbread Round The World Race, 1997-98.

Gary K. Smith / Overgrown garden with traditional conservatory, UK

Terry Andrewartha / Vehicles delivering sand to repair beach Oystercatchers Snettisham N Norfolk UK

Erwan Quéméré / Sardine fishing net repair kit and nets. Concarneau, South Brittany, France.