Ingo Arndt / Aerial shot over a forest of Southern beech trees (Nothofagus) in autumn, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, April, 2018.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Beech woodland; Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Oriol Alamany / Lenga Beech forest (Nothofagus pumilio) and Frances Glacier on the W Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Oriol Alamany / Lenga forest (Nothofagus pumilio) in Ascensio river valley on the W Trek, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

Colin Varndell / Beech Avenue near Kingston Lacy, Wimborne, Dorset UK, November 2008

Jouan & Rius / Myrtle beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii), Great Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia

Jack Dykinga / Moreno Glacier viewed through Southern beech trees (Nothofagus sp), Glaciers National Park, Argentina

Jack Dykinga / Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) trunks, Kepler Track, Fiordland National park, South Island, New Zealand

Duncan Murrell / Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Duncan Murrell / Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Duncan Murrell / Red beech forest / Tawhairaunui (Nothofagus fusca),Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Duncan Murrell / Silver beech / tawhai (Lophozonia / Nothofagus menziesii) cloud forest on the Manuoha Track, Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Duncan Murrell / Red beech forest / Rawhairaunui (Nothofagus fusca),Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Duncan Murrell / Red beech forest / Tawhairaunui (Nothofagus fusca),Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand.

Ingo Arndt / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) burnt forest, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) tree, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Jack Dykinga / Autumnal Lenga trees (Nothofagus pumilio), on the flanks of Torres del Paine, with new snow from fast moving storm. Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile.

Mark Taylor / False Mistletoe (Misodendrum punctulatum) growing on Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp). Los Alerces National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Argentina.

Andy Trowbridge / Silver beech (Lophozonia / Nothofagus menzeseii) in mist. Arawhata River, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. January.

Andy Trowbridge / Silver beech (Lophozonia / Nothofagus menzeseii) in mist. Arawhata River, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. January.

Floris van Breugel / Snow covered Lenga trees (Nothofagus pumilio) after large storm, El Chalten, Argentina, June 2014.

Jiri Lochman / Subtropical rainforest with Antarctic Beeches (Nothofagus moorei), Barrington Tops National Park, Gondwana Rainforest UNESCO World Hertiage Site, New South Wales, Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Antarctic beech (Nothofagus moorei), Lamington National Park, Gondwana Rainforest UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Queensland, Australia.

Chris Mattison / Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

Chris Mattison / Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

Chris Mattison / Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, March.

Chris Mattison / Forest of burnt Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) trees, Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile.

Chris Mattison / False mistletoe (Misodendrum punctulatum) growing on Lenga (Nothofagus antarctica) Patagonia, Chile.

Chris Mattison / False mistletoe (Misodendrum punctulatum) growing on Nothofagus antarctica, Patagonia, Chile.

Chris Mattison / Southern beech forest (Nothofagus) surrounding river with waterfall, and mountains in the background. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. March.

Chris Mattison / Lenga beech (Nothofagus pumilio) Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, March.

Chris Mattison / Lenga (Nothofagus pumilio) forest, Rio Serrano, Southern Chile

Chris Mattison / Lenga (Notofagus pumilio) forest, Rio Serrano, Southern Chile

Brent Stephenson / Adult female Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) peering out from the entrance to its nest in a beech (Nothofagus) tree. Haast Pass, West Coast, New Zealand, January. Endangered species.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Lenga beech forest (Nothofagus pumilio) Tierra del Fuego National Park. Argentina.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists walking through footpath in Lenga beech forest (Nothofagus pumilio) Tierra del Fuego National Park. Argentina.

Bert Willaert / Roble tree (Nothofagus obliqua) Contulmo Natural Monument, Chile,

Jack Dykinga / Cohigue trees (Nothofagus sp) along shoreline at Rio Pascua headwaters gorge, where Lago O'Higgins pours through narrow canyon, Aisen Province, Chile

Oriol Alamany / Old Southern coihue beech (Nothofagus dombeyi) under Cuernos del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Colin Varndell / Beech (Nothofagus / Fagus) trees in Savernake Forest, Wiltshire, UK, November.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica) by the shore at Bahia Lapataia, Tierra del Fuego National Park. Argentina, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica) by the shore at Bahia Lapataia, Tierra del Fuego National Park. Argentina, October 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Beech trees (Nothofagus sp) with Darwin's fungus (Cyttaria darwinni) growing on the branches, Tiera del Fuego NP, Argentina, October.

Steve Nicholls / Southern beech forest (Nothofagus cunninghamii) Cradle mountain, Tasmania, Australia, February 2007

Colin Monteath / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male on Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) tree, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Toby Roxburgh / Artist's Fungus (Ganoderma applanatum) growing on Beech tree (Nothofagus genus), surrounded by brown spores, banks of the River Usk, Wales.

Oriol Alamany / Fallen tree in old-growth Lenga (Nothofagus pumillo) mountain forest in Ascensio river valley, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, January 2006

JIM CLARE / Lenga beech tree (Nothofagus pumilio) covered in snow, Nahuel Huapi NP, Patagonia, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male at nest entrance, in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp), Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) female in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Magellanic Woodpecker (Campephilus magellanicus) male in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Fire-eyed Diucon (Xolmis pyrope) in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) investigating potential nest cavity in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) feeding in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest canopy, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) foraging in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest understory, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) courting pair in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Tui De Roy / Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) feeding in Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) forest canopy, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Stephen Belcher / Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) with Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba) growing on the branches, Fiordland National Park, New Zealand

Stephen Belcher / Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) trees shaped by wind, Patagonia, Argentina

Kevin Schafer / Coihue Tree (Nothofagus dombeyi), Alerce Andino National Park, Chile

Jack Dykinga / "Cascada del Salto" waterfall and Southern Beech trees (Nothofagus sp) in Glaciers National Park, Argentina

Jack Dykinga / Rio de las Vueltas flowing through beech woodland in Glaciers National Park, Argentina

Jack Dykinga / Rio de las Vueltas flowing through beech woodland in Glaciers National Park, Argentina

Philippe Clement / Fallen beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), exposing its roots, Germany

Philippe Clement / Fallen beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), exposing its roots, Germany

Theo Allofs / Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) near Mount Fitzroy, Argentina

Thomas Marent / Tree Fern (Dicksonia sp) and Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) growth in rainforest interior, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand

Thomas Marent / Tree Fern (Dicksonia sp) and Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) growth in rainforest interior, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand

Chris Gomersall / Southern beech (Nothofagus sp.) trees in temperate rainforest. Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina.

Chris Gomersall / Southern beech (Nothofagus) forest in Tierra del Fuego National Park. Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. January 2007.

Chris Gomersall / Rainbow over Southern beech (Nothofagus) forest in Tierra del Fuego National Park. Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. January 2007.

Jack Dykinga / Snow-capped Earl Mountains above fog shrouded Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) trees, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Jack Dykinga / Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) with an understorey of Crown Ferns (Blechnum discolor), Kepler Track, Fiordland National park, South Island, New Zealand

Jack Dykinga / Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) with an understorey of Crown Ferns (Blechnum discolor), Kepler Track, Fiordland National park, South Island, New Zealand

Jack Dykinga / Rough Tree Ferns (Dicksonia squarrosa) and Silver Beech (Nothofagus menziesii) in forest, Kepler Track, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees in autumn with Cerro Torre towers behind, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Colin Monteath / Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees in autumn with Cerro Torre towers behind, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Monkey puzzle trees {Auracaria sp} and Southern beech {Nothofagus sp} Nahuelbuta NP, Chile

Kim Taylor / Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) buds opening in Spring. UK

Jason Smalley / Beech tree {Northofagus sp.} autumn, UK.

Pete Cairns / Abstract of autumnal Beech {Nothofagus sp.} woodland, Scotland, UK. Double exposure.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mountain-ash (Eucalyptus regnans) and Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) in temperate rainforest, Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia

Colin Monteath / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) in fall colors and Cerro Torre, at 10,280 feet elevation, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii) temperate rainforest, Cradle Mountain, St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Colin Monteath / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) trees, felled by an American Beaver (Castor canadensis) and used to build nest mound, southern Argentina

Colin Monteath / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) trees and Mount Fitzroy in autumn, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees in temperate rainforest, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus moorei) trees in temperate rainforest, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) temperate rainforest, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Red Beech (Nothofagus fusca) temperate rainforest, Fjordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Lenga Beech (Nothofagus pumilio) ice-covered leaves, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mountain-ash (Eucalyptus regnans) and Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) in temperate rainforest, Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Mountain-ash (Eucalyptus regnans) and Southern Beech (Nothofagus sp) in temperate rainforest, Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia