Ernie Janes / Silhouette of man carrying cut reeds for thatching, sunset, Cley Marsh, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Black labrador dog resting on reeds used by thatcher to thatch roof, Norfolk, UK, November

Ashley Cooper / Man re-thatching old barn, Symondsbury, Dorset UK, June 2012.

Ashley Cooper / Man re-thatching old barn, Symondsbury, Dorset UK, June 2012.

Mike Read / Stacks of harvested Common reed (Phragmites australis) for thatching near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, June.

John Cancalosi / Luhya man cycling, carrying large load of grass for thatching building, Kakamega forest, Kenya, July 2017.

TJ Rich / Traditional thatching wheat stooks / wheatsheaf drying, Wiltshire, UK August.

TJ Rich / Traditional thatching stooks / wheatsheaf drying in field, Wiltshire, UK August.

TJ Rich / Traditional thatching stooks / wheatsheaf drying in field, Wiltshire, UK August.

Gary K. Smith / Reedbed management, burning low quality thatching reed, North Norfolk, UK, March

Pete Oxford / Mauritia / Moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) used for house thatching, on Rurununi savanna, Guyana, South America

Pete Oxford / Mauritia / Moriche palm (Mauritia flexuosa) used for thatching, Rurununi savanna, Guyana, South America