Danny Green / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) in breeding plumage perched on a boulder, Shetland Isles, Scotland, June. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'

Danny Green / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag with head covered in bracken, Leicestershire, UK, October. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'

Andy Trowbridge / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) stretching wings, late evening light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, July.

Ernie Janes / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snow, Titchwell, Norfolk, January. Image digitally manipulated to add more snow.

Benjamin Barthelemy / Common seal (Phoca vitulina) pup hauled out on a beach at sunrise, Donna Nook Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve, Lincolnshire, England, UK, January.

Ben Hall,Ben Hall / Red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) in heavy snow, Cheshire, UK, March

Ben Hall,Ben Hall / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) sitting in flowering heather, Peak District, UK, September

Ben Hall / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) stretching its wings backlit at dawn, Poynton, Cheshire, UK, December. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Windland Awards of Natures Best Photography Competition 2016...

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) breeding pair during part of their elaborate courtship ritual. Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Gannet (Morus bassanus) backlit by the morning sun landing, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September

Alan Williams / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on blossom in garden, Cheshire, UK, May.