Close view of the spines of a collection of books in Ann's Room at Snowshill Manor

C18th silk embroidery of a lady gardener, at Fenton House

Scot's Room Passage, Hardwick

Close up of the flower of Xerochrysum COCO in the garden at Sissinghurst in the summer

A Staffordshire figurine from the late eighteenth century of a nymph emblematic of the Winter season at Hinton Ampner, Hampshire

Close up of detail of the top of an Italian table showing specimens of many different marbles in the Ambassador's Room at Croft Castle

Nesting Cormorants on Bird Island, Stangford Lough, Co.Down, Northern Ireland at high tide.

A seal on a beach at Blakeney Point, the solitary seal is balanced on its midriff on the yellow sand and the sky is a vivid blue in the background

Sixteenth century maiolica dish depicting Moses striking the rock, in the Crimson Bedroom at Montacute House, Somerset

Close view of part of a Japanese Samurai armour, part of a remarkable C17th to C19th collection of twenty six suits of armour, in the Green Room at Snowshill Manor

Close-up view of carved wooden cherub on arm of sofa in the Corridor at Oxburgh Hall

Close view of the inlay of the cabinet to the left of the Staircase in the Hall in the new house at Scotney Castle, Kent