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.
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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 .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
