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
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
SPARKLING bright inside their box, it’s hard to believe these diamonds are made from the cremated remains of the deceased .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .