Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) perched on branch of a Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia), with berries, Clwyd, Wales, UK, November. Did you know? The Rowan tree's old Celtic name was 'fid na ndruad' which mean...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Rowan Tree (Sorbus aucuparia) covered in berries seen through autumn leaves. Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, October.

Markus Varesvuo / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perching on frosty berries. Kuusamo, Finland, January. Magic Moments book plate, page 91.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan tree silhouetted above Loch Lurgainn with Cul Mor (left) and Ben More Coigach beyond, Coigach, Highland, Scotland, UK, November. Photographer quote: "Let's face it walking uphill is a drag – I g...

Fergus Gill / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male feeding on berries in a frozen rowan tree in winter. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) watching for prey from a garden rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, September

Markus Varesvuo / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perched on snow covered Rowan branch (Sorbus sp.) with berries, Kuusamo, Finland, January. No promotion or advertising use in Finland 1st April 2014 to 31st March 2016.

Laurie Campbell / Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding in garden on ornamental Rowan (Sorbus sp) berries, Berwickshire, Scotland, November 2010

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on Rowan berries (Sorbus hupehensis) in winter, Perthshire, Scotland. WINNER: Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010

David Tipling / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on Rowan berries in snow, Norfolk, December

Stephen Dalton / Male blackbird (Turdus merula) perched in snow covered Rowan tree with berries, England, UK

Paul Hobson / Long-eared owl (Asio otus) in Rowan tree with red berries, captive, Yorkshire, UK

Alan Williams / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perched in Rowan tree (Sorbus) feeding on berries, North Wales, UK, January

Alan Williams / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) taking off from Rowan tree (Sorbus) with full crop after eating berries, North Wales, UK, January

Alan Williams / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perched in Rowan tree (Sorbus sp) North Wales, UK, January

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Rowan tree / Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) leaves, Kuhmo, Finland, September 2008

Ross Hoddinott / Rowan tree leaf unfolding {Sorbus aucuparia} UK

Niall Benvie / Rowan berries {Sorbus aucuparia} Edzell, Angus ,Scotland

Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) perched on branch of a Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia), with berries, Clwyd, Wales, UK, November. Did you know? Fieldfares have an unusual way of defending their nests - by bo...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan (Corbus aucuparia) and Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior) in fruit, blurred by zoom effect, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Corbus aucuparia) moving in wind, with berries, Glenfeshie, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mixed native woodland comprised of Silver birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus hirsuta) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mixed native woodland comprised of Silver birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus hirsuta) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mixed native woodland comprised of Silver birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus hirsuta) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Mixed native woodland comprised of Silver birch (Betula pendula), Alder (Alnus hirsuta) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees in autumn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, October.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) moving in wind in autumn, Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland, UK, October.

Kerstin Hinze / Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) on Rowan (Sorbus) berries. Captive, Germany.

Benjam Pontinen / Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) eating Rowan (Sorbus) berries, Finland

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Abstract zoom burst of Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) covered in berries and lichen. Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) tree covered in berries and lichen. Perthshire, Scotland, UK.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) tree covered in berries. Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, October.

Roland Seitre / Rowan Martin, student, observing Macaw behaviour at La Vera Breeding Station, Loro Parque, Tenerife, Canary Islands, October 2006

Colin Varndell / Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis) close up of twig in spring, Dorset, UK April.

Laurie Campbell / Rowan / Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) seedling growing on dead birch, Wester Ross, Scotland, June

Laurie Campbell / Rowan / Mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Selkirkshire, Scotland, September

Laurie Campbell / Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) carrying a sprig of rowan to refresh eyrie lining, Lochaber, Scotland, June

Adrian Davies / Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis) leaves on ground in autumn, Sussex, England, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan / Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, Glen Affric, Highland, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan / Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, Glen Affric, Highland, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan / Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, Glen Affric, Highland, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan / Mountain Ash tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn, Glen Affric, Highland, Scotland, UK, October

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn woodland, Glen Affric, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn woodland, Glen Affric, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn woodland, Glen Affric, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) in autumn woodland, Glen Affric, Cairngorms NP, Highlands, Scotland, UK, October

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) and Scot's pine tree seedlings (Pinus sylvestris) growing in trays in tree nursery, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan seedlings (Sorbus aucuparia) growing in trays in tree nursery, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) fresh leaves in spring, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan seedlings (Sorbus aucuparia) growing in trays in tree nursery, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) fresh leaf in spring, Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve, North-west Scotland

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), fresh leaves in spring rain, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May. Did you know? In the Victoria era, twigs of the Rowan were thought to ward off evil spirits.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), fresh leaves in spring rain, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) fresh leaves in spring, Beinn Eighe NNR, Highlands, NW Scotland, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on yellow variety of rowan berry, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on yellow variety of rowan berry, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on yellow berries of rowan tree, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) feeding on a distinctive, yellow variety of rowan, January, Nottinghamshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on yellow variety of rowan berry, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) female feeding on yellow variety of rowan berry, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) perched in a distinctive, yellow variety of rowan, January, Nottinghamshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Female Blackbird (Turdus merula) preparing to reach for the rowan berries, January, Nottinghamshire, UK

Andrew Parkinson / Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on yellow variety of rowan berry, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Andrew Parkinson / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on yellow berries of rowan tree, Nottinghamshire, UK, January.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) on mountainside. Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, September 2009.

Grzegorz Lesniewski / Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) forest. Bieszczady National Park, the Carpathians, Poland, October 2010.

Nigel Bean / Wilmott's Whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) leaf, Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Wilmott's Whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) leaves, Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Close up of underside of leaf of English whitebeam (Sorbus anglica) Somerset, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Wilmott's Whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) leaf, backlit, Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Leaves of English whitebeam (Sorbus anglica) Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Close up of underside of leaf of English whitebeam (Sorbus anglica) Somerset, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Leaves of English whitebeam (Sorbus anglica) Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Wilmott's Whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) in flower, Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

Nigel Bean / Wilmott's Whitebeam (Sorbus wilmottiana) in flower, Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK, May

David Kjaer / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perching on a Rowan branch. Wiltshire, UK, December.

Philippe Clement / Red berries of European Rowan / Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia). Belgium, August.

Markus Varesvuo / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) feeding on berrier, misses its target, which hits it on the head. Kuusamo, Finland, January. Magic Moments book plate, page 88.

Bruno D'Amicis / Coloured Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees among Dwarf Pine (Pinus mugo) and Spruce (Picea abies) in a mountain glen. Western Tatras, Slovakia, September.

Bruno D'Amicis / Hazel Grouse/Hen (Tetrastes bonasia) female perching on Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia). Western Tatras, Slovakia, April.

Bruno D'Amicis / Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) trees and first snow. Western Tatras, Slovakia, September.

Colin Varndell / Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis) foliage. Dorset, UK, September.

Fergus Gill / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) pair feeding on frozen rowan berries in winter. Perthshire, Scotland

Fergus Gill / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male feeding on frozen rowan berries in winter. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) pair in a rowan tree where they have been feeding on frozen berries. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male feeding on frozen rowan berries in winter. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) in a rowan tree where it has been feeding on frozen berries. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Fergus Gill / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) feeding on frozen berries in a rowan tree. Perthshire, Scotland, December

Andrew Parkinson / Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) perched in a Rowan tree (Sorbus) branch, with berries, Nottinghamshire, UK, January (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Blackbird (Turdus merula) male feeding on yellow Rowan berries, Nottinghamshire, UK. January (non-ex)

Simon Colmer / Berries of Chinese mountain ash / Vilmorin's rowan (Sorbus vilmorinii) England, UK