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.
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
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 .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .