BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts. Occupied by old bikes and dirt encrusted kitchen equipment, this former South Derbyshire care home was once a place of help and kindness but now all of those memories are covered in dust and completely forgotten. The sights inside this unnerving building were captured by Derbyshire photographer Toby Batchelor, 34, after his fascination with forgotten buildings led him into urban exploring.“These photographs capture the knock on effects of budget cuts, over population and a struggling system,” said Toby
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .