2020 Mammal Photographer of the Year winners
Mammal Comedian Award winner:
Grey Seal by Philip Ryan
Elusive Mammal Category winner:
Breaching Common Dolphin by Dan Lettice
Young Mammal Photographer of the Year, aged...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A water rail at Northumberland Park in North Tyneside
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
An adder,
Vipera berus, just out of hibernation basking in the morning sunshine
Photograph: Sandra Standbridge/Alamy
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2020 European Tree of the Year – in pictures
Belgium: the Tree of Freedom of the Waret Citizens
Age: 223-year-old.
Species: horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum).
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
A roebuck stands on a mountaintop during the blue hour of the evening in Wiesenthau, Bavaria.
Photograph: Nicolas Armer/DPA
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The week in wildlife – in pictures
Igneada Floodplain Forests national park in western Turkey is home to a wide variety of ecosystems and animal habitats.
Photograph: Ozgun Tiran/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
An Egyptian...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
Fallow deer from Dagnam Park rest and graze on the grass outside homes on a housing estate in Harold Hill, near Romford, Essex. The...
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A seagull sits on a nest on a deserted beach in the French Riviera city of Nice, southern France on the 42nd day of...
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