Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) on Bramble (Rubus fructicosus) leaves, Gamlingay Wood, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April, UK

Colin Varndell / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus soricinus) feeding on blackberry, captive, Dorset, UK, October

Pete Oxford / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male on Jamun (Eugenia jambolana) leaves in the eastern highlands south of Antananarivo, Madagascar

Ernie Janes / Bramble leaves (Rubus plicatus) and Bracken fronds (Pteridium sp) changing colour in autumn, Norfolk, England, October

Will Watson / Female Southern hawker dragonfly (Aeshna cyanea) with blue abdominal spots, resting on Bramble (Rubus frcticosus), Worcestershire, England, UK, July

Adrian Davies / Micro /Pigmy moth (Stigmella aurella) close up inside Bramble leaf, UK, March.

Adrian Davies / Micro /Pigmy moth (Stigmella aurella) close up inside Bramble leaf, UK, March.

Rob Cousins / Bramble (Rubus plicatus) growing along the top of a dry stone wall, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

MYN / David Hunter / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to Blackberry bush (Rubus fruticosa) flowers, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bramble (Rubus plicatus) in flower, with Hoverfly (Syrphidae), Scotland, UK, September

Colin Varndell / Ripening blackberries on Bramble (Rubus plicatus) shrub, Dorset, UK, September

Gary K. Smith / Basket of freshly picked Blackberries from wild Bramble bush (Rubus plicatus) in country hedgerow, UK, September.

Gary K. Smith / Basket of freshly picked Blackberries from wild Bramble bush (Rubus plicatus) in country hedgerow, UK, September.

Ernie Janes / Bramble (Rubus plicatus) with backberries growing amongst flowering Heather (Ericaceae) and Gorse (Ulex europaeus) Kelling Heath, Norfolk, UK, August

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched in bramble bush, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched in bramble bush, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Short eared owl (Asio flammeus) perched in bramble bush, hunting, Essex, UK, January

Stephen Dalton / Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) visiting blackberry flower. Sussex, UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) on blackberry flower. Sussex, UK, May.

Stephen Dalton / Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) visiting blackberry flower. Sussex, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Noon / Noonday fly (Mesembrina meridiana) feeding on Ivy flowers (Hedera helix) with Blackberry fruits (Rubus fruticosus) in the background. Wiltshire garden, UK, September

Stephen Dalton / Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens) on Blackberry (Rubus fruiticosus) flower. UK, July.

David Kjaer / Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) male butterfly and Hoverfly feeding on blackberry blossom, Dorset, UK, August.

Andy Sands / Dock / Squash bug (Coreus marginatus) on Blackberry. Hertfordshire, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / Great green bush cricket (Tettigonia viridissima) male showing camouflage colours in blackberry bush, Belgium

Andrew Walmsley / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) on blackberry bush, Cumbria, UK, September

Ann & Steve Toon / Seven spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) gathered on Bramble just before hibernation, Autumn, UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Italian tree frogs (Hyla intermedia) camouflaged on green bramble leaves, Italy

Colin Varndell / Comma butterfly (Polygonia C-album) feeding on ripe blackberries, Dorset, UK, August

Stephen Dalton / Fleshfly (Sarcophaga carnaria) on blackberry, England, UK.

Alan Williams / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perching on Bramble stem on farmland, Cheshire, UK, April

MYN / Niall Benvie / Bramble (Rubus plicatus) in bloom, insect pollinating flower, Montrose, Angus, Scotland, September

David Kjaer / Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) on blackberries, UK, Captive

David Kjaer / Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) on blackberries, UK, Captive

David Kjaer / Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) on blackberries, UK, Captive

David Kjaer / Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) on blackberries, UK, Captive

Gary K. Smith / Migrant Hawker dragonfly {Aeshna mixta} mature male resting on blackberries in autumn hedgerow, Norfolk, UK, September

Albert Lleal / Bramble (Rubus sp) SEM close-up view of blackberry spine at 21x magnification

David Pike / Bramble / Blackberry {Rubus plicatus} close-up of flower, Bedford Purlieus, Cambridgeshire, UK, July

John Cancalosi / Hover Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Bramble flower, UK

John Cancalosi / Comma Butterfly (Polygonia c-album) on Bramble plant, UK

John Cancalosi / Hover fly (Syrphus sp) feeding on nectar from Bramble flower bud, UK

Jane Burton / European Hedgehog {Erinaceus europaeus} amongst brambles, captive, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet moth (Zygaena lonicerae) on a bramble flower, UK

Graham Eaton / Juvenile Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) eating blackberry, UK, 2006

Graham Eaton / Juvenile Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) eating blackberry, UK, 2005

Chris O'Reilly / Blackberries ripening on bush {Rubus plicatus} UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria tircis) feeding from a ripe blackberry fruit, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Ringlet butterfly (Aphantopus hyperantus) on bramble flower, UK

Nigel Bean / Blackberry / Bramble bush (Rubus plicatus) with fruit in hedge, Somerset, UK

Adrian Davies / Hoverfly on Blackberry flower (Volucella sonaria) UK

Philippe Clement / Blackberries ripening on Bramble bush (Rubus plicatus) La Brenne, France

Duncan Mcewan / Blackberry fruit on plant (Rubus plicatus) Scotland, UK

Gary Smith / Bramble / Blackberry bush {Rubus plicatus} on field edge with ripening fruit, UK.

Kim Taylor / Harvestman / Daddy-long-legs {Opiliones} on Bramble leaf in autumn, UK.

Kim Taylor / Hunting / field digger wasp {Mellinus arvensis} flying with fly prey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Hunting / Field digger wasp {Mellinus arvensis} flying with bluebottle prey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Hunting / field digger wasp {Mellinus arvensis} flying with fly prey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Hornet {Vespa crabro} flying towards blackberries, UK.

Kim Taylor / Hunting / Field digger wasp {Mellinus arvensis} flying with fly prey, UK.

Duncan Usher / Shrubby Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) cluster of berries, Europe

George McCarthy / Meadow brown butterfly {Maniola jurtina} Surrey, UK

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male at nest, feeding on Bramble (Rubus sp) blackberry, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Jim Brandenburg / Bramble (Rubus sp), rasberries with dew drops, Northwoods, Minnesota

David Kjaer / Dormouse on blackberry branch {Muscardinus avellanarius} UK

Adrian Davies / Kirlian photograph of Blackberry leaf {Rubus plicatus}

Duncan Mcewan / Bramble flowers {Rubus fruticosus} Scotland, UK

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bramble stem with thorns. (Rubus fruticosus) UK

Brian Lightfoot / Bramble bush, leaves turning red in autumn {Rubus fructicosus} Scotland, UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Blackberries - fruit {Rubus fruticosus} Bramble Gloucestershire, UK

Jan Vermeer / Bramble (Rubus sp), blackberry leaves covered with frost, Europe

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Blackberry fruit {Rubus fruticosus} UK