Bernard Castelein / Scot's pine tree (Pinus sylvestris) at dawn, Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium, October 2013.

Jack Dykinga / Agave (Agave utahensis) close up of spines with Pinyon pine cone (Pinus edulis) wedged amongst them. Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Arizona, USA

Jack Dykinga / Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) growing in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, October 2014.

Terry Whittaker / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) leaping between Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris)s, lands on camera, Black Isle, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, February.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Close up of a Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag feeding in snow, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, February.

Ingo Arndt / European Red Wood Ant (Formica polyctena) nests in pine forest, Hessen, Germany, July.

Ingo Arndt / Morning mist over coniferous woodland, Harz National Park, Saxony, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Trees covered with snow, Brocken, Harz NP, Germany. Sunrise sequence

Ingo Arndt / Trees covered with snow, Brocken, Harz NP, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Trees covered with snow Sunrise sequence, Brocken, Harz NP, Germany

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Ancient Scots pine tree (pinus sylvestris) with dead low branches, in evening light. Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK. February 2008.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedling growing amongst lichens and heather. Cairngorms National Park. Highlands, Scotland, September.