Jack Dykinga / Arizona sycamore (Platanus wrightii) roots and leaves amongst pebbles. In riparian area, Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona, USA. November.

Danny Green / Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus), in snow. Finland, March

Danny Green / Red Deer Stags (Cervus elaphus) fighting amongst the bracken. Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, UK, October.

Danny Green / European Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) reflected in forest pond in evening mist, Finland, June

Alex Mustard / Dugong (Dugong dugon) male feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Nabaa, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Klein & Hubert / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) in cornfield with Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in summer, France, Controlled conditions.

Klein & Hubert / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) in cornfield with Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in summer, France, Controlled conditions.

Erlend Haarberg / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), in coastal landscape, Efjorden, Nordland, Norway, February.

Erlend Haarberg / Common reeds (Phragmites australis) on a frozen lake, Sel, Norway, March.

Erlend Haarberg / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in spring, Vauldalen, Norway, May.

Nick Upton / Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Guy Edwardes / Dawn over Mogshade Hill, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Guy Edwardes / Countryside in the Val d'Orcia in Spring, Tuscany, Italy

Guy Edwardes / Landscape of Thakgil canyon, with waterfall and jagged mountains, Iceland, September.

Guy Edwardes / Low angle view of Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica), Compton Down, Dorset, England, UK, March.

Guy Edwardes / Landscape of farmland with Cypress trees, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Guy Edwardes / Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) avenue at Kingston Lacey, Wimborne, Dorset, England, UK, August.

Guy Edwardes / Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) flying near Teasel plants (Dipsacus fullonum) Captive.

Guy Edwardes / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) fighting in snow, Bulgaria

Guy Edwardes / Corfe Castle in early morning mist, Dorset, England, UK, October 2018.

Andy Rouse / Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) hunting in reeds, Bulgaria. Horizontal version of 01609394. Highly honoured in the Bird Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Sven Zacek / Aerial view of a small forest lake in Karula National Park, Valgamaa county, Southern Estonia. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards 2019.

Andres M. Dominguez / Little owl (Athene noctua) perched on sunflower, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain, July

Andres M. Dominguez / Little owl (Athene noctua) taking shelter from the rain, Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. April.

Andres M. Dominguez / Western yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava) perched on thistle, Andalusia. Spain. April

Andres M. Dominguez / Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Arcos de la Frontera, southern Spain. April

Andres M. Dominguez / Riisitunturi in winter with Aurora Borealis, Kuusamo, Lapland, Finland. February

Andres M. Dominguez / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) feeding on berries, Sierra de Grazalema NP, Spain. February.

Andres M. Dominguez / Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) eating Hawthorn berries, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Andres M. Dominguez / Crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. Southern Spain. July

Andres M. Dominguez / Cork trees (Quercus suber) stripped of bark, in forest. Los Alcornocales Natural Park, Cortes de la Frontera, southern Spain, November.

Andres M. Dominguez / Ferns on the forest floor with Cork trees (Quercus suber )stripped of bark in the background, Los Alcornocales Natural Park, southern Spain, November

Andres M. Dominguez / Holm oak (Quercus ilex) in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Benaocaz, southern Spain, November.

Andres M. Dominguez / Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) on lichen-covered branch, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Southern Spain. July

Fred Olivier / Two Black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto) venting in a tree, Ord river, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia.

Guy Edwardes / Marbled white (Melanagria galathea), two butterflies on Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis). Badbury Rings, Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, UK. June.

Guy Edwardes / Barn owl (Tyto alba) in flight above post and wildflowers, in morning light. The Hawk Conservancy Trust, Hampshire, England, UK. July. Captive.

Guy Edwardes / Field of flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) at sunrise, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Guy Edwardes / Glastonbury Tor at sunrise surrounded by early morning mist. View from Walton Hill, Somerset, England, UK. June 2019.

Alex Mustard / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting on sea floor and two juvenile Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa El Shouna, Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Andres M. Dominguez / Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) perched on branch amongst Hawthorn (Crataegus sp) berries. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cadiz, Spain. February.

Gabriel Rojo / Jaguar (Panthera onca) lying on tree roots, portrait. Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil.

Michel Roggo / Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) with some stems supporting clusters of Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) Lake Neuchatel, Switzerland. Highly commended in the Plants category of the Wildlife Pho...

Joris van Alphen / Aerial view of clearing with felled logs in Bialowieza Forest UNESCO World Heritage Site, Poland. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photojournalism Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awa...

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) hunting, Tartumaa county, Southern Estonia.

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.