LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .

Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .

Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .

A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .

A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .

FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .

HEARTWARMING belongings lie abandoned in this eerie former dairy farm which has been left to crumble away for decades .

A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .

A care worker who broke her spine after jumping from a window to escape a sex attack at the hands of a resident has called for tougher safety measures to protect care staff .

This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .

A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .

SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .