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
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .