Edwin Giesbers / Turban buttercup (Ranunculus asiaticus) growing on bank beside footpath with sea beyond. Cyprus. April.

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen sorting Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius) and Dogfish (Squalidae) from net, Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Dragger net full of Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and Dogfish (Squalidae) pulled up into boat, Georges Bank, Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015.

Jeff Rotman / Hauling in dragger net filled with Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius), Dogfish (Squalidae) and Lobster (Nephropidae) Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. M...

Andy Sands / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) holding Sweet Chestnut seed in Autumn, Captive, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum) on canal bank. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Butterbur (Petasites hybridus) flowering on bank of Kennet and Avon Canal, near Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Butterbur (Petasites hybridus), on bank of Kennet and Avon Canal, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK. March.

Nigel Cattlin / Butterbur (Petasites hybridus), on bank of Kennet and Avon Canal, Hungerford, Berkshire, England, UK. March.

Heather Angel / Rhododendron (Rhododendron souliei) and Leopard plant (Ligularia sp) on bank of river flowing through forest. South of Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. June.

Rod Williams / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) feeding on small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria), Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, August

Mike Read / Alpine aster (Aster alpinus) on roadside bank. Near Plateau de Beurre, Vercors Regional Natural Park, France. June.