Adrian Davies / Knapweed broomrape (Orobanche elatior), a parasite of Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), with host, Hampshire, UK, June.

Adrian Davies / Deathcap (Amanita phalloides), one of the deadliest fungi, Sussex, UK, October, focus stacked.

Adrian Davies / Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowering, Surrey, UK, July.

Adrian Davies / Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) woods, Micheldever, Hampshire, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) woods, Micheldever, Hampshire, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flowering, Surrey, England, March.

Adrian Davies / Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flowering, Surrey, England, March.

Adrian Davies / Sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) in 'fairy ring' on rotting mossy wood, Surrey, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Portuguese scilla (Scilla peruviana hughii) flowering, botanical garden, Surrey, UK, April.

Adrian Davies / Common haircap moss (Polytrichum commune) Snowdonia, Wales, UK.

Adrian Davies / Sheathed woodtuft (Kuehneromyces mutabilis) in 'fairy ring' on rotting mossy wood, Surrey, UK, October.

Adrian Davies / Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Surrey, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Surrey, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Thorn of an agave plant (Agave sp.), botanical garden, Surrey, UK.

Adrian Davies / Common scurvy grass (Cochlearia officinalis) on cliff top, Port Isaac, Cornwall, UK, April.

Adrian Davies / Map lichen (Rhizocarpon geographicum)in churchyard, Capel Curig, North Wales, UK.

Michael Hutchinson / Four Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) basking on seaweed covered rocks. Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK.

Michael Hutchinson / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) basking on seaweed covered rocks. Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) colony resting on sandy beach with large container ship in background. Lincolnshire, UK. December.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) colony resting on sandy beach with boat in background. Lincolnshire, UK. December.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup being photographed by two young photographers at close-range. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup being photographed by two young photographers at close-range. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Public viewing area of Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) breeding colony at Donna Nook watched over by seal warden (yellow jacket) from Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust. Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) tracks in sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) tracks in sand leading to adult male, female and pup resting. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat with flippers out-stretched. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat with flippers out-stretched. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat alert. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup, wet, with reflection. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), adult male, at dusk. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup remains on sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup and mother sniffing and nuzzling each other. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) adult male portrait. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat covered in sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat covered in sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat covered in sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup in white lanugo coat covered in sand. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup and mother sniffing and nuzzling each other. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup yawning. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup with flipper over one eye. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup with flipper over one eye and both eyes closed. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup yawning. Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK. November.

Michael Hutchinson / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping from under bow of RNLI boat, watched by off duty crew. Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.

Michael Hutchinson / Pod of Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) swimming close to shore. Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.

Roger Powell / Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) female perched on seaweed at the tideline on beach, Low Newton, Northumberland, England, UK, February.

Roger Powell / Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) female perched on seaweed at tideline on beach, Low Newton, Northumberland, England, UK, February.

Roger Powell / Coal tit (Periparus ater) perched on a bare willow branch, Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Lancashire, England, UK, January.

Roger Powell / Coal tit (Periparus ater) perched on a bare willow branch, Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Lancashire, England UK, January.

Roger Powell / Bait digger looking for Ragworm & Lugworms, next to a Herring Gull (Larus argentatus), Boulmer Beach, Northumberland, UK, January.

Roger Powell / Western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) walking along garden path in winter, a time when it should be hibernating, Longframlington, Northumberland, England, UK, January.

Roger Powell / Rock pipit (Anthus petrosus) hunting insects on seaweed at tideline on beach, Low Newton, Northumberland, England, UK, February.

Roger Powell / Farmer muck spreading with tractor on rich pasture, a main feeding area for migrant geese, near Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, Northumberland, England, UK, February.

Roger Powell / European robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on branch, Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve, Lancashire, England, UK, January.

Roger Powell / Flock of European goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) flying to and perching on a bare hawthorn bush, Druridge Bay, Northumberland, England, UK, January.

Roger Powell / Common stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) female perched on a bramble tendril with male displaying behind her, Low Newton, Northumberland, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Swollen thighed beetle / Thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis) female, resting on Burnet rose (Rosa pimpinellifolia) flower, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. June.

Nick Upton / False black widow / Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) female, on stored firewood in garden shed, Wiltshire, UK. February.

Nick Upton / False black widow / Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) female, on stored firewood in garden shed, Wiltshire, UK. February.

Nick Upton / Dune robberfly (Philonicus albiceps) male, feeding on fly prey, on sand dunes, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Common furrow / Slender mining bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) male, nectaring on Potentilla (Potentilla sp.) flowers, Wiltshire, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Common furrow / Slender mining bee (Lasioglossum calceatum) male, nectaring on Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowers, Wiltshire, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) flowers in marshland, Gloucestershire, England, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) two males competing to mate with queen on a garden patio, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) male mating with queen on garden fence post, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) male mating with queen on garden fence post, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) caterpillars on and within their silken web tent on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Keyhaven and Lymington Marshes Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) caterpillars on and within their silken web tent on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa), Keyhaven and Lymington Marshes Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Brown-tail moth (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) caterpillars on and within their silken web tent on a Bramble stem on coastal scrubland, Keyhaven and Lymington Marshes Nature Reserve, Hampshire, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Black mining bee (Andrena pilipes) female, collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Black lace-weaver spider (Amaurobius ferox) female, resting on garden shed roof, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, grooming an antenna while resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, resting on a Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) leaf in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, hovering near Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flower spike as it patrols its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, attacking a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshire, UK. Jul...

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) male, flying in to attack a Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers within its territory in garden, Wiltshir...

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, scraping hairs from Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) to use as nesting material, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) female, nectaring on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Wool carder bees (Anthidium manicatum) pair, male mating with female as she nectars on Lamb's ear (Stachys byzantina) flowers in garden, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Common pond skater / Water strider (Gerris lacustris) on surface of garden pond with Whitefly (Aleyrodidae) prey impaled on its rostrum, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Common pond skater / Water strider (Gerris lacustris) on surface of garden pond with Bluebottle (Calliphora vomitoria) prey impaled on its rostrum, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Common toad (Bufo bufo) resting in damp soil in a plant pot in garden, during a very dry summer, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Spider hunting wasp / Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) entering insect hotel carrying ball of mud to seal nest cell, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Spider hunting wasp / Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) emerging from nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Spider hunting wasp / Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) flying towards its nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Spider hunting wasp / Wood borer wasp (Trypoxylon sp.) resting at entrance to nest in an insect hotel, Wiltshire, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly nectaring on Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flowers, Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK. August.

Nick Upton / Small skipper butterfly (Thymelicus sylvestris) nectaring on Rough hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) flower in meadow, Morgan's Hill Nature Reserve, Wiltshire, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Shrill carder bee (Bombus sylvarum) nectaring on Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus major) flowers on permanent coastal sand dune grassland, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. June.

Nick Upton / Shore hoverfly / Large spotty-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus aeneus) collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Shore hoverfly / Large spotty-eyed drone fly (Eristalinus aeneus) collecting pollen from Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) flowers, Trevose, Head, Cornwall, UK. April.

Nick Upton / Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp.) female, resting on leaf, Kenfig National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. June.