Nigel Cattlin / Elder aphid (Aphis sambuci) infestation on the young shoot of ornamental Elder (Sambucus sp) in garden. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Kerstin Hinze / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) feeding on Elder (Sambucus nigra) berries, Plon, Schlieswig-Holstein, Germany, September.

Philippe Clement / European elder / European elderberry (Sambucus nigra) showing drooping fruit clusters of black berries in summer, France.autumn

Kerstin Hinze / Elder berries (Sambucus nigra) Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany. August 2017.

Mike Read / Coronation meadow with pinch gate flagged footpath Elder (Sambucus nigra) and dry stone wall Muker Swaledale, Yokshire Dales National Park, Yorkshire, England, UK, July.

Kim Taylor / Hornet hover fly (Volucella zonaria) feeding on Dwarf elder flowers (Sambucus ebulus) Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Nettle-tree butterfly (Libythea celtis) feeding on Dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus) flowers, Bulgaria, July.

Kim Taylor / Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) feeding on Dwarf elder (Sambucus ebulus) flowers, Bulgaria, July.

Russell Cooper / Elder flowers (Sambucus nigra) Southwest London, England, UK, April

Nick Upton / Royal Agricultural University students planting Elder saplings (Sambucus nigra) to provide cover for Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) and other farmland birds as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Im...

Nick Upton / Royal Agricultural University students and gamekeeper Phil Holborrow planting Elder saplings (Sambucus nigra) to provide cover for Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) and other farmland birds as part of t...

Nick Upton / Royal Agricultural University students digging planting holes for Elder saplings (Sambucus nigra) to provide cover for Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) and other farmland birds as part of the Marlborou...

Fabrice Cahez / Elderflower (Sambucus nigra) blossom, Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) flowers, Vosges, France, June.

Stephen Dalton / Elderberries (Sambucus nigra) Sussex, England, UK, October.

Fabrice Cahez / Elderberry flowers (Sambucus nigra) Vosges, France, June.

Colin Varndell / Elder (Sambucus nigra) flowers, Dorset, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Alex Hyde / Jew's Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder tree (Sambucus nigra) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. November.

Colin Varndell / Elder (Sambucus nigra) blossom in spring, Dorset, UK May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Préau / Elder (Sambucus sp) berries, Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France, September 2010

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Volunteers harvesting Apples (Malus) in forest garden, with Elderflowers (Sambucus) in foreground, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, August 2011. Model released.

Laurie Campbell / Elder (Sambucus nigra) flowers, Berwickshire, Scotland, June

Laurie Campbell / Elder (Sambucus nigra) close-up of flowers, Berwickshire, Scotland, June

Gary K. Smith / Selection of edible hedgerow fruits in baskets and trugs, Crab apples (Malus sp), Elderberries (Sambucus sp), Sloes (Prunus spinosus), Blackberries (Rubus fruticosus), Rosehips (Rosa sp) and Hawthorn...

Colin Varndell / Elderberries (Sambucus) ripening on tree. Dorset, UK, September.

Simon Colmer / Elder twig (Sambucus nigra) and buds in winter, UK

Simon Colmer / Elder twig (Sambucus nigra) and opening leaves in winter, UK

Colin Varndell / Ripe Elderberries (Sambucus) on tree. Dorset, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Elder berries (Sambucus nigra).

Doug Wechsler / American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) in flower. Philadelphia, PA, USA

Dave Watts / Red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa) with berries, UK

Dave Watts / Red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa) with berries, UK

Simon Colmer / Colony of Elder aphids (Aphis sambuci) feeding on Elder (Sambucus) stem, Sussex, England, UK

Simon Colmer / Elder (Sambucus nigra) leaves, UK

Chris O'Reilly / Mature Common elder {Sambucus nigra} tree flowering in a graveyard, Derbyshire, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Female Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) feeding on berries in Common Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) bush, Oberaegeri, Switzerland. September 1998

Rolf Nussbaumer / Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) on Elderberry tree (Sambucus nigra), Oberaegeri, Switzerland. September 1998

John Waters / Common elder tree in flower {Sambucus nigra} UK

David Cottridge / Great tit (Parus major) perched in Elder (Sambucus sp) with elderberries, UK

Nick Turner / Common elder tree {Sambucus nigra} in flower Gloucestershire, England.

Nick Turner / Elder trees {Sambucus nigra} flowering in field full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Nick Turner / Fields full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} with Elder {Sambucus nigra} flowering in hedgerow, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Nick Turner / Elder (Sambucus nigra) trees in flower surrounded by field full of Common Poppies {Papaver rhoeas} Gloucestershire, England, UK.

Simon Colmer / Elder (Sambucus nigra) buds in winter, UK

Dave Watts / Elder tree berries (Sambucus nigra) Elderberries, UK

Juan Manuel Borrero / Berries of Red berried elder tree {Sambucus racemosa} Aigues Tortes NP, Spain

Philippe Clement / Common elderberry berries {Sambucus nigra} Belgium

Philippe Clement / Common elderberry in flower {Sambucus nigra} Belgium

Pascal Tordeux / European Dwarf Elder (Sambucus ebulus) in flower. Picardy, France, July.

David Noton / Common elder tree flowers {Sambucus nigra} UK

WILLIAM OSBORN / Common elder berries {Sambucus nigra} Gloucestershire, UK

David Tipling / Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) feeding on Elder (Sambucus sp.) berries in garden, Norfolk, UK. October.

Will Watson / Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula judae) growing on Elder (Sambucus nigra) tree branch with Maritime sunburst lichen (Xanthoria parietina), Stocking Meadow Nature Reserve, Herefordshire, England,...

Brian Bevan / European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) perched in Elderberry (Sambucus sp.) bush and calling, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) perching on branch in Elderberry bush (Sambucus nigra) before taking flight and leaving frame, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

Brian Bevan / Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) perching on branch in Elderberry bush (Sambucus nigra) and preening, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) perching in Elderberry bush (Sambucus nigra) and calling, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June.

Will Watson / Elder (Sambucus nigra) leaves and berries, on white background, Herefordshire, England, UK. September. Focus stacked under controlled conditions.

Tui De Roy / Darwin's woodpecker finch (Cactospiza pallida) feeding on poisonous introduced Sauco (Sambucus sp.) leaves, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Tui De Roy / Darwin's vegetarian finch (Platyspiza crassirostris) feeding on poisonous introduced Sauco (Sambucus sp.) leaves, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, South America.

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) white flower clusters and young berries with leaves on a flowering wild shrub or small tree, Berkshire, England, May

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) white flower cluster with leaves on a flowering wild shrub or small tree, Berkshire, England, May

Mike Read / European robin (Erithacus rubecula) juvenile perched in Elder (Sambucus nigra), Greylake RSPB Reserve, Greylake, Somerset Levels and Moors, Somerset, England, UK, July.

Mike Read / House sparrow (Passer domestica) male perched in Elder (Sambucus nigra), in the car park of Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels and Moors, England, UK, February.

Neil Challis / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding on Elderberries (Sambucus), whilst checking for predators, Ashridge, Hertfordshire, August.

Neil Challis / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding on Elderberries (Sambucus), Ashridge, Hertfordshire, August.

Neil Challis / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding on Elderberries (Sambucus), Ashridge, Hertfordshire, August.

Neil Challis / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding on Elderberries (Sambucus), Ashridge, Hertfordshire, August.

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) in late summer. Red peduncles and dark read ripe fruit, Berkshire, England, UK, September.

Nigel Cattlin / Elder (Sambucus nigra) in late summer. Red peduncles and dark read ripe fruit, Berkshire, England, UK, September.