Kim Taylor / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February

Erlend Haarberg / Autumn in the birch forest at Hraunfossar. Iceland.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) woodland in autumn, Craigellachie NNR, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Niall Benvie / Twin Birch (Betula) trees highlighted snow. Senja, Norway, February.

Sandra Bartocha / European white birch / Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) and Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris), Reicherskreuzer Heide, Schlaubetal, Germany, August

Sandra Bartocha / Downy / European white birch (Betula pubescens) tree trunks in the mist, Waldstadt, Potsdam, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Sandra Bartocha / Forest view of trunks of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris), Downy European white birch (Betula pubescens) and European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Muritz National Park, Germany, November

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fallen Silver Birch (Betula pendula) leaves on Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum capillifolium). Glen Etive, Scotland, UK.

Orsolya Haarberg / Autumnal Downy birch trees (Betula pubescens) blowing in wind, Hraunfossar, Iceland, September

Sven Zacek / Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus) flowering in birch forest. Estonia, Europe, June.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View looking up to Silver birch (Betula pendula) canopy in Spring, Craigellachie NNR, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, May 2011. Did you know? Silver birches provide food and habitat for over 300 inverteb...