Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

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Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Beneath old apple tree, wooden bench beside an orchard mass planted with naturalised daffodils. Behind, mature oak, beech and birch. England, Wisborough Green. Sussex.

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Trunk of a fallen and dead approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Trunk of a fallen and dead approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

400 year old tree, Beech forest, Shirakami Mountains, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan. 400 year old tree, Beech forest, Shirakami Mountains, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan

Old European Beech or Common Beech Fagus sylvatica, autumn, Hallohwald forest, Kellerwald_Edersee National Park, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 800 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Drifts of naturalised snowdrops and hellebores thrive in small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazel and field maple. England, Clayton. Sussex.

Drifts of naturalised snowdrops and hellebores thrive in small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazel and field maple. England, Clayton. Sussex.

Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazels, field maple, hellebores and drifts of snowdrops, naturalised over the years. England, Clayton. Sussex.

old beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in a mountain forest, Aschau im Chiemgau, Priental, Chiemgau, Alps, Upper Bavaria, Oberbayern, Germany

In spring, an orchard with old apple trees has long been mass planted with naturalised daffodils against backdrop of mature beech, birch and oak. Bench under old apple. England, Wisborough Green. Sussex.

Beech trees Fagus sylvatica, overgrowing Megalithic grave in winter, Grabau cemetery with grave mounds from the Neolithic Age, Grabau, Stormarn, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe

Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Beech trees Fagus sylvatica, overgrowing Megalithic grave in winter, Grabau cemetery with grave mounds from the Neolithic Age, Grabau, Stormarn, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe

400 year old tree, Beech forest, Shirakami Mountains, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan. 400 year old tree, Beech forest, Shirakami Mountains, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Evening atmosphere on the Plauer See Lake, old Beech trees Fagus sylvatica on the banks of the lake, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Hudebuche am Weisrein, 350 year old European or Common Beech Fagus sylvatica, Loesershag bei Oberbach, Rhoen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunks of old Beech Fagus trees, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Evening atmosphere on the Plauer See Lake, old Beech trees Fagus sylvatica on the banks of the lake, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Shirakami Sanchi, Beech, 400 year old tree, Dakedai Nature_views guess education woods, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan. Shirakami Sanchi, Beech, 400 year old tree, Dakedai Nature_views guess education woods, Fujisato, Akita, Tohoku, Japan

Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Mossy trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Approx. 600 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 600 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Robin Wood environmental activists were removed from a 300_year_old tree that was chopped down in order to build new bridge Waldschloesschenbruecke in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Circa 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Circa 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

In spring, an orchard with old apple trees has long been mass planted with naturalised daffodils against backdrop of mature beech, birch and oak. Bench under old apple. England, Wisborough Green. Sussex.

Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 400 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Fagus sylvatica - Copper Beech spiral and Allium multibulbosum, children's trampoline with safety net and old garden roller in the background - Lucy Redman's School of Garden Design

One and a half years old brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing on a beech-tree (Fagus sylvatica). Captive. Bavarian Forest National Park. Bavaria. Germany

Small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazels, field maple, hellebores and drifts of snowdrops, naturalised over the years. Paths. England, Clayton. Sussex.

Approx. 600 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Approx. 600 year old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

One and a half years old brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing on a beech-tree (Fagus sylvatica). Captive. Bavarian Forest National Park. Bavaria. Germany

Robin Wood environmental activists were removed from a 300_year_old tree that was chopped down in order to build new bridge Waldschloesschenbruecke in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Bark chipping path winds through small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazels, field maple, hellebores and drifts of snowdrops. England, Clayton. Sussex.

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Seen through trailing branches of huge, old cut-leaved beech, the Edwardian house planted amidst a woodland garden filled with more than 4,000 rare trees and shrubs. England, Kington. Herefordshire.

Beech trees Fagus sylvatica, overgrowing Megalithic grave in winter, Grabau cemetery with grave mounds from the Neolithic Age, Grabau, Stormarn, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe

Evening atmosphere in a Beech forest, old Beeches Fagus sylvatica border a footpath, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Lady_fern Athyrium growing between the moss_covered trunk of an old Beech Fagus tree, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Megalithic grave overgrown with beeches Fagus sylvatica, winter with heavy snow, Grabauer Graeberfeld cemetery with grave mounds from the Neolithic Age, Grabau, Stormarn, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe

Circa 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Circa 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Old Beeches Fagus sylvatica bordering a walking trail, Mecklenburg Lake District, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, Europe

Face on a 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe. Face on a 800 year old Beech Fagus, ancient forest of Sababurg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Robin Wood environmental activists were removed from a 300_year_old tree that was chopped down in order to build new bridge Waldschloesschenbruecke in Dresden, Saxony, Germany

One and a half years old brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing on a beech-tree (Fagus sylvatica). Captive. Bavarian Forest National Park. Bavaria. Germany

Small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazels, field maple, hellebores and drifts of snowdrops, naturalised over the years. Paths. England, Clayton. Sussex.

In spring, an orchard with old apple trees has long been mass planted with naturalised daffodils against backdrop of mature beech, birch and oak. Bench under old apple. England, Wisborough Green. Sussex.

Small, 25-year-old woodland planted with birch, alder, beech, chestnut, witch hazels, field maple, hellebores and drifts of snowdrops, naturalised over the years. Paths. England, Clayton. Sussex.