Juan Manuel Borrero / Detail of fern. Historical National Sanctuary of Machu Pichu. Peru

Ross Hoddinott / Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) backlit among bluebell carpet. West Woods, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Oak fern (Gymnocarpium) fronds. New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England.

Stephen Dalton / Fern fronds (Spenomeris sp.)

Duncan Mcewan / Lemon Scented Fern (Oreopteris limbosperma) sori on underside of frond, Scotland

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant tree ferns (Dicksonia sellowiana) near Urubici town, Santa Catarina State, Southern Brazil.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ruiz / Fern, Dlouhy Dul, Ceske Svycarsko / Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic, September 2008

Ben Hall / Fallow deer (Dama dama) amongst bracken in oak woodland, Cheshire, UK, August, Highly Commended, Habitat category, British Wildlife Phototgraphy Awards (BWPA) competition 2011

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Tasmanian tree fern (Balantium antarcticum) Madeira, March 2009

Neil Lucas / Sori on the underside of a Fern stem

Guy Edwardes / Broad Buckler Fern (Dryopteris dilata)~close-up of fern frond unfurling, Hooke, Beaminster, Dorset, England, May

Ross Hoddinott / Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary Butterfly (Boloria selene) resting on emerging fern. Boscastle, North Cornwall, UK, May.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Harts tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium / Phyllitis scolopendrium) unfurling, controlled conditions, Broxwater, Cornwall, England, UK, May.

Jabruson / African rainforest ferns (Triplophyllum vogelii) growing beside elephant trail leading to Lokoue Bai. Mambili River, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Female whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) perched on bracken frond, Denbighshire, Wales, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) abstract, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK. June.

David Tipling / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag with bracken in its antlers during rut, Richmond Park, London, UK, September.

Ross Hoddinott / Harts tongue fern (Phyllitis scolopendrium) leaf unfurling, Cornwall, UK, May.

Larry Michael / Lady fern fronds {Athyrium filix femina} Wisconsin, USA, North America

Danny Green / Pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) sunning on a fern frond, Glenn Afric, Scotland, July. Bookplate from Danny Green's 'The Long Journey North'

Duncan Mcewan / Common polypody fern (Polypodium vulgare) sori on underside of frond, Scotland

Jose B. Ruiz / Abstract of Lady-fren frond {Athyrium filix femina}

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Ferns and Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Alan Watson / Frond pattern of tree ferns (Cyathea arborea) in lowland tropical rainforest at 420 metres, Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic.

Steve Nicholls / Lava field with growth of Dotted polypody fern (Polypodium pellucidum), Kilauea, Hawaii, USA, August 2008

Bence Mate / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) female worker ants carry pieces of fern leaves to nest, reflected in water, Costa Rica, December. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competit...

Nick Garbutt / Unravelling Fern fronds (Unknown species). Near Nepenthes Field Camp, mid-altitude montane forest. Centre of Maliau Basin, Sabah's 'Lost World', Borneo.

Sven Zacek / Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) in soft focus by fern fronds. Estonia, Europe, June.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Bracken, flowering Bell Heather (Erica cinerea) and Ling (Calluna vulgaris). Rockford Common, Linwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Floris van Breugel / Hoar frost coats the edges of ferns in a clearing in Washington's Olympic National Park, USA. December.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Close up of ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) fronds, Runcu Valley, Dambovita County, Leota Mountain Range, Romania, July

Tim Laman / Rock outcrops among tree fern forest at 3300 m elevation. Jayawijaya Mountains, New Guinea. June 2010