Sandra Bartocha / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest in spring, Muritz-National Park, Germany, May.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Two Scots pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) silhouetted at sunset, Glen Affric, Scotland, UK, October 2012. Did you know? The bark of a Scots pine tree can be up to 5 centimetres thick.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Three Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) trees, with conifer woodland in the background, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Sandra Bartocha / Scots Pine trees (Pinus sylvestris) in evening sunlight. January. Specially commended, Creative Visions category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year WPY 2012 competition.

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

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Scots Pine forest on misty autumn morning, Rothiemurchus Forest, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Forest of scots pine after heavy snowfall, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, March 2012. Did you know? Like many orchids, Scots pine trees have a symbiotic relationship with fungi - while the tree p...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Abernethy Forest NNR in dawn mist. Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, June 2011.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / A view of Suilven over a highland loch with islands of scots pine and birch. Sutherland, Scotland, June 2011.

Erlend Haarberg / Mist over a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) / Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest at sunrise, near Yli-Kitka lake and Tolva village, Finland, July 2006

Laurie Campbell / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) mature tree in evening light, Abernethy Forest RSPB Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, August