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.
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .