Animals at Whipsnade zoo in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, enjoyed an early taste of Halloween. Rhino Hugo stomped on pumpkins to uncover hidden snacks, while lemurs and macaques tucked into carved pumpkins filled with sweetcorn and peppers. Keepers used seasonal squashes to encourage the animals' natural instincts to hunt and explore.
Lily Herniman, 18, has volunteered at the UK Wild Otter Trust near South Molton in north Devon for three years. She was named Countryfile Young Countryside Champion at the BBC Food and Farming Awards in Belfast, and she said she was completely overjoyed.
A chimney sweep in Polperro, Cornwall, spotted an owl trapped inside a stove during a routine clean and carefully freed it. The bird flew off from the back garden after being released unharmed.
A family of swans seen in a Corby town centre garden was safely moved by charity volunteers to a lake about a mile away. The volunteers carefully bagged the two adults and four cygnets and drove them to a suitable local lake, where they also cleared some brambles and fishing lines.
