Jussi Murtosaari / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) foraging, southwest Finland, February.

Sven Zacek / Moose (Alces alces) herd on a cold -18 C morning amongst frozen willow bushes, with snow, in Tartumaa, Estonia. January. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT competition 2013.

Theo Bosboom / Autumn trees with Bracket fungi, Leuvenumse bos, the Netherlands, November

David Fleetham / Four Seasons Resort over looking beach and palm tree's at Hulopo'e Beach Park, Lanai Island, Hawaii, USA.

Mark Taylor / English Oak (Quercus robur) in arable field with wheat, composite image showing all four seasons, Surrey, England, UK.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small Tortoishell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) on cone flowers (Echinacea purpurea) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) and Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'rubinstern') with feeding Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) in garden, England, UK, August

Nick Upton / Meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) feeding on Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) feeding on Greater knapweed flower (Centaurea scabiosa) chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Kristel Richard / Four East Bulgarian mares running in snow, Kabiuk National Stud, Shumen, Bulgaria.

Eric Baccega / Four Fly agaric fungi (Amanita muscaria) growing on forest floor, Alsace, France, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) four females in snow covered field. Vosges, France, February

Theo Bosboom / Beech (Fagus sp) in autumn, Angerenstein park, Arnhem, the Netherlands, November

Theo Bosboom / Reed with snow in the background, Millingerwaard, the Netherlands, January

Theo Bosboom / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) in winter landscape Deelerwoud Reserve, Veluwe, the Netherlands, December 2008

Theo Bosboom / Wetland vegetation covered in frost in autumn, Millingerwaard, the Netherlands, November

Theo Bosboom / Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) at Rozendaalse bos, near Arnhem, the Netherlands, October