Ben Hall,Ben Hall / Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) sitting in flowering heather, Peak District, UK, September

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Flowering Heather and Bracken on lowland heath, with path in the background, Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, August

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Close up of flowering Coomon heath / Ling (Calluna vulgaris) and pink Bell Heather (Erica cinerea), Caesar's Camp, Fleet, Hampshire, England, UK, August.

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

Laurie Campbell / Row of Larch trees on flowering heather moorland, Lammermuir Hills, Berwickshire, Scotland, August

Ross Hoddinott / Flowering heather with pine trees behind. Near Porlock, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, UK. August.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Heather (Erica azorica) Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Arndt / Heather (Erica sp) in rocky landscape, Parc naturel regional du Haut-Languedoc, Caroux, France, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Ruiz / Heather (Erica sp) in flower, Brtnicky Hradek, Ceske Svycarsko / Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Czech Republic, September 2008

Alex Hyde / View towards Higger Tor from Over Owler Tor with heather in full bloom. Abandoned millstone can be seen in the foreground. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. August 2015.

Bernard Castelein / Deergrass (Scirpus cespitosus) growing between Cross-leaved heath (Erica tetralix) flowers at dawn, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, June.

Ross Hoddinott / Flowering heather and windswept tree with view overlooking Porlock, Porlock Common, Exmoor, UK. August 2014.