Heike Odermatt / New growth in recently burnt heathland, Netherlands

Alex Hyde / Low angle view of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) growing on a dead Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica). Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.

Pascal Kobeh / 'Lotus', an artificial reef built in 2001 with a steel frame with a mild electrical current which encourages the growth of coral, Ihuru Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Small reprodu...

Mark Bowler / Aerial view of Amazon River, with settlements and secondary rainforest, near Iquitos, Peru. July 2015.

Jack Dykinga / Charred remains of Aspen-fir forest near Hannagan's Meadow, at sunset with fireweeds growing in profusion amidst felled trees, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, USA September 2011

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Saplings amidst coniferous trees burned by forest fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sapling amid coniferous trees burned by forest fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Constantinos Petrinos / A new Starfish {Fromia} regenerates from detached arm, Sulawesi Indonesia. NB will have 6 arms instead of normal 5

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Woodland regeneration along Glen Mhor on the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Easter Ross, Highlands, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Young Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings growing in seed trays at Trees For Life's nursery on Dundreggan Estate, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Young Aspen trees (Populus tremula) in a polytunnel at Trees For Life's nursery on Dundreggan Estate, Scotland, UK, June.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) seedlings growing at Trees For Life's nursery on Dundreggan Estate, Scotland, UK, June.