Colin Varndell / Close-up of Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) nuts or mast, Dorset, UK. September

Alex Hyde / Beech tree nuts / mast (Fagus sylvatica) photographed on a white background. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.

Colin Varndell / Beech mast (Fagus sylvatica). Dorset, UK, September.

Roger Powell / Wood pigeon {Columba palumbus} disturbed from feeding on beech mast, Northumberland, UK

Nature Production / Japanese Beech seeds / mast {Fagus crenata} Yamagata, Japan

Nature Production / Japanese Beech {Fagus crenata} seeds and leaves, Japan

Philippe Clement / European beech nut and leaves in winter {Fagus sylvatica} Europe

David Kjaer / Male Brambling feeds on beech mast {Fringilla montifringilla} Wiltshire, UK. Winter

David Kjaer / Large flock of Bramblings {Fringilla montifringilla} feeding on Beech mast / seeds, Wiltshire, UK