article_snippet: This photograph of an otter peeping above the surface of the water in a lake in Bedfordshire made the cut for the shortlist .
article_snippet: Playful: Bottle nose dolphins throw themselves out of the water, putting on quite a display for a boat of tourists near the Farne Islands, Northumberland .
article_snippet: Sunbathing: A seal stops for a laze in the sun on a beach in Suffolk - and does not seem that fussed about having A badger photo taken .
article_snippet: Falmouth University student Katie Nethertcoat snapped this photo of a water shrew peeking through the tall grass .
article_snippet: Hogging the limelight: A prickly hedgehog admires its reflection in a puddle in a garden in Corwen, Denbighshire, north Wales .
article_snippet: Bottle nose dolphins are seen playing in front of a ship in an image by Nick Clayton, whilst a mountain hare sits in the snow in a picture by David Gibbon.
article_snippet: This stunning photo, which was taken by Elliot Hook, shows a water vole swimming through a lake in the Peak District .