FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain. Photographer Julian Elliott, 39, captured the fiery sunsets and frosty meadows to portray the true diversity of the British Isles throughout the seasons. The Yorkshire Dales, Cotswolds and Dorset’s Kimmeridge Bay feature amongst the stunning array of landscape photographs.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An eight-year-old boy who lost his legs and left hand to meningitis is standing tall after learning to walk on his prosthetic limbs .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
When Kylie Holgate discovered her fiancé was having an affair, her world came crashing down .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Kelly Harvey, 30 and new boyfriend Ryan Archbold -A bereaved wife once voted Mum Of The Year has been convicted of benefit fraud after claiming widow's allowance long after her new partner had moved in .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Several times a year, Gemma, 21, can be found mumbling her words and struggling to concentrate as she walks around in a dream-like state .