STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life. Now, Tavern Bland and the Fresh from the Farm Shop have become dusty tributes to the 1970s and 1980s. The pub and the shop in Haxey in North Lincolnshire have been abandoned for a number of years. The last time there were residents in either is unknown, but the contents of both buildings remain intact…
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
