A rare butterfly has returned to the Lancashire countryside after a 100 year absence. The large heath butterfly is being reintroduced to Heysham Moss, Lancashire. This breed of butterfly was last recorded at the site at the beginning of the 20th century. The reintroduction project has involved Chester Zoo, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and funder Lancashire Environmental Fund.
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .