Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Timber log pile, Feanedock Wood, The National Forest, Derbyshire, UK, November 2010.

Nick Upton / Wide angle view of a male Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) standing on a log pile, Hertfordshire garden, UK, August.

Michel Poinsignon / Log pile of maritime pine trees (Pinus pinaster) Landes, France, August 2010.

Mark Payne-Gill / Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) hibernating in log pile. Wings closed to show defensive camouflaged wing underside. Studio. Bristol, UK, March.

Mark Payne-Gill / Peacock Butterfly (Inachis io) hibernating in log pile. Wings open to show warning eye pattern on wing topside. Studio. Bristol, UK, March.

Ben Hall / 2020VISION / Man sitting on bench with a log pile in the foreground, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, October 2011

Guy Edwardes / Stack of sawn logs in log pile, Slovenia, April 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) nesting in log pile, Finland

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) nesting in large log pile, Finland

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) nesting in log pile, Finland

Juan Carlos Munoz / Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) nesting in log pile, Finland

Simon Colmer / Log pile in corner of garden - haven for garden wildlife such as invertebrates, toads and frogs, UK

Mark Raycroft / Norwegian Elkhound (Canis familiaris) standing atop pile of logs

Mark Raycroft / Samoyed (Canis familiaris) puppy on log pile

Jason Smalley / Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in woodland garden next to log pile, Spring, UK

Seppo Valjakka / Blackbird at nest with chicks in log pile {Turdus merula} Savitaipale, Finland

Klaus Echle / Beech marten {Martes foina} amongst log pile, Germany

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / White Spruce (Picea glauca) logs from local forests recently devastated by Spruce Budworm, evening in woodmill lot, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / White Spruce (Picea glauca) logs from local forests recently devastated by Spruce Budworm, evening in woodmill lot, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Asgeir Helgestad / Stoat in white winter coat by log pile {Mustela erminea} Norway