Conservationist Sacha Dench welcomed new laws banning the sale of lead ammunition, which harms wildlife. A coalition called the Lead Ammunition Collective, which campaigned for the change, received the RSPB Medal, the charity's highest accolade.
Dogs took to the water at the art deco Jubilee Pool in Penzance during an annual dog day held before the pool's winter deep clean. Most dogs jumped in quickly, while others needed some encouragement from their owners.
A cinema and leisure complex in Preston, Lancashire, has put six Dutch spotted sheep on its grass-topped roof to keep the lawn trimmed. The sheep come from Myerscough College and are kept safe by a fence and have a shelter and water, and the college hopes the females will have lambs in the spring.
Two rhino calves, Markus and Mo, celebrated their first birthday with cakes made of pellets, carrots and salad leaves at Cotswold Wildlife Park near Burford. Their arrival brought the park's rhino count to nine, the most in its 56-year history.
