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.
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
CCTV shows a dark figure dumping the dog- A pet dog suffering with cancer has been put down after being dumped at an animal rescue in what officials said is the worst abandonment of any animal they have witnessed .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
