Andy Sands / Oxlips (Primula eliator) growing among Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) good indicators of ancient woodland, Suffolk, England, UK, April

John Waters / Ancient ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior), Oxwich Bay Nature Reserve, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK, October.

David Pattyn / Temperate rainforest scenic with ancient Red cedar tree (Thuja plicata). Pacific Rim National Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, August.

Ben Hall / Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistman's Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.

David Woodfall / Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) tree with sunlight behind, ancient semi natural woodland in Gilfach Nature Reserve, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Powys, Wales, UK May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Silver birch (Betula pendula) with trunk covered in moss in natural woodland, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

David Woodfall / Ancient semi natural woodland in mist with Oak (Quercus sp) and Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). Romania, October 2010

David Woodfall / Ancient Beech woodland (Fagus sylvatica) in mist, significant wood pasture in Saxon part of Transylvannia. Romania, October 2010

Angelo Gandolfi / An old Cork Oak (Quercus) growing over a rock. February, Corsica island, France. February 2010

Russell Cooper / English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower stem of white variant, in springtime, Banstead Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ancient Woodland, North Downs, Surrey, England, UK

Russell Cooper / Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) resting on English Bluebell (Endymion nonscriptus) flower stem in springtime, Banstead Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ancient Woodland, North Downs,...

Alan Watson / Buttress roots of tree (Tetrameles nudiflora) in tropical rainforest, Khao Yai National Park, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand