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.
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
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 .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .