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.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .