Ross Hoddinott / Sand dunes, marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October 2018

Guy Edwardes / Sand dunes at Luskentyre with view to Taransay. Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. November 2016.

Dave Bevan / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup sheltering amongst sand dunes and Maram grass (Ammophila) whilst its mother is away feeding, Norfolk, England, UK. December.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View across Sound of Taransay to North Harris hills in stormy weather , West Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, September 2014.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Shoal of Lake Ohrid bleak (Alburnus scoranza) swimming amongst Giant reeds (Arundo donax) along the shore of Lake Ohrid, Lagadin region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Giant reeds (Arundo donax) Lagadin region, Lake Ohrid, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Shoal of Lake Ohrid bleak (Alburnus scoranza) swimming amongst Giant reeds (Arundo donax) along the shore of Lake Ohrid, Lagadin region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Mike Read / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) flying over reedbed. Ham Wall Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK. February.

Mike Read / Pools and reedbed in early morning mist. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Pool and reedbeds at sunrise with Glastonbury Tor in background. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Reedbeds and pools with wildfowl including Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Coot (Fulica atra). From Avalon hide, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalo...

Ross Hoddinott / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) on sand dunes and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK. October 2018

Pal Hermansen / Angermanalven river with reedbed at edge. Near High Coast Bridge / Hogakustenbron, Veda. High Coast World Heritage Site, Vasternorrland, Sweden. August, 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Boat moored beside tree in Danube Delta. Reedbed in background. Letea, Romania. May 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus) perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), two perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), five perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Man cutting Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana), Miera Valley, Valles Pasiegos, Cantabria, Spain. October, 2017.

Mike Read / Drainage ditch and Common reed (Phragmites australis) through Puszta grassland near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary June 2017

Mike Read / Stacks of harvested Common reed (Phragmites australis) for thatching near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, June.

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) in flower in reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Common reed (Phragmites australis) seedhead, Somerset Levels, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) seedheads backlit at sunset, Somerset Levels, UK, February

Nick Upton / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) seedheads backlit at sunset, Somerset Levels, UK, February.

Chris Gomersall / Bearded tit or bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) adult male perched on common reed (Phragmites australis). Norfolk, England. February

Will Watson / Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris), among Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Het Goor Asbroek, Belgium, June.

Oriol Alamany / European beachgrass (Ammophila arenaria) growing in the coastal dunes of es Cavallet beach, Las Salinas (Ses Salines) Natural Park Ibiza, biodiversity and culture UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ibiza, Sp...

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) flower detail, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis), in spring, Germany. May.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) from above (aerial view), Danube Delta, Romania. June.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) island from above (aerial view), Danube Delta, Romania. June.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) Island from above (aerial view), Danube Delta, Romania, June.. June.

Ingo Arndt / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) in autumn colour, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Common reed (Phragmites australis) with autumn colors coveredin frost, in fog, Germany, November 2015.

Ingo Arndt / Reeds (Phragmites australis), Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) detail of flowers, Germany, September.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) detail of flowers, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) flowers, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) detail of stem and leaves, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) detail from opening flower, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis), in summer, Germany, October.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) leaves, artistic shot on white background, Camargue, France

John Waters / Common reeds (Phragmites communis) blowing in the wind at sunset, Somerset Levels, England, UK, January 2012.

John Waters / Common reeds (Phragmites communis) silhouetted in mist at dawn, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December 2013.

John Waters / Panning shot of Common reeds (Phragmites communis) blowing in the wind at sunset, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December 2013.

John Waters / Panning shot of Common reeds (Phragmites communis) blowing in the wind at sunset, Somerset Levels, England, UK, December 2013.

Nick Upton / Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles grazing algae from old Common reed (Phragmites communis) stems in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles grazing algae from old Common reed (Phragmites communis) stems in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Common frog (Rana temporaria) tadpoles grazing algae from old Common reed (Phragmites communis) stems in a freshwater pond, Wiltshire, England, UK, May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dune system surrounding Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, UK, November 2016

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dunes and beach at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK, October 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) covered dunes at sunrise, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Dunes and beach, Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, October 2016.

Graham Eaton / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) colonising and stabilising sand dune, Malltraeth, Isle of Anglesey, Wales, UK, October 2016.

Fabrice Cahez / Morning mist over reedbeds, Vosges, France, December.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) detail of flowers, Germany

Will Watson / Oxbow Lake in the Bug River floodplain, Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) and Reedbed (Phragmites australis), Stare Okopy, Poland.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) on dunes at Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, December 2014.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) on dunes at Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, December 2014.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View across Sound of Taransay to North Harris hills, West Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, September 2014.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) blowing in the wind, Seilebost, North Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK, April 2013.

Alan Williams / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) on dunes, mouth of the Dee Estuary, looking south towards West Kirby, Wirral, UK, August.

Alan Williams / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) on dunes, mouth of the Dee Estuary, looking south towards West Kirby, Wirral, UK, August.

Ingo Arndt / Reed (Phragmites australis) artistic shot on white background, Camargue, France

Ernie Janes / Reeds (Phragmites australis) at Cley Nature Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Ernie Janes / Reeds (Phragmites australis) and board walk at Cley Nature Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Ernie Janes / Reedbed at Cley Nature Reserve, Norfolk, England, UK, February 2016.

Ernie Janes / Reed reflected in water, How Hill, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Matthew Maran / Phragmites reeds (Phragmites australis) seedhead, Hampstead Heath, London, England, UK. March.

David Woodfall / Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and lyme grass (Elymus sp) washed by exceptionally high spring tide, Steart Marshes Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Somerset, UK. The Environment Agency and the WWT has...

Martin Gabriel / Giant reed (Arundo donax), Po Delta, Italy, November.

Martin Gabriel / Giant reed (Arundo donax), Po Delta, Italy, November.

Martin Gabriel / Giant reed (Arundo donax), Po Delta, Italy, November.

Jean E. Roche / Marshes with salt cedar (Tamarix sp) and common reed (Phragmites australis), Camargue, France, February.

Will Watson / Aqualate Mere National Nature Reserve, the largest glacial lake in the West Midlands, fringed by Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Staffordshire, England. April 2014.

MYN / Eduardo Blanco / Common reed (Pragmites australis), Lor Lake, Castante, Navarra, Spain, December, December. meetyourneighbours.net project

Willem Kolvoort / Common Reed (Phragmatites australis) with algae on the stems producing oxygen bubbles, lake in central Holland. May.

Willem Kolvoort / Common Reed (Phragmatites australis) with algae on the stems producing oxygen bubbles, lake in central Holland. May.

Nick Upton / Medieval dewpond being renovated as part of the Marlborough Downs Nature Improvement Area project, Barbury Castle, Wiltshire, UK, March 2013

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Christian Mititelu and Florin Moisa, exploring small waterways through Reeds (Phragmites australis) by boat, Danube Delta, Romania, June.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Christian Mititelu and Florin Moisa, exploring small waterways through Reeds (Phragmites australis) by boat, Danube Delta, Romania, June 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Romanian farmer harvesting Reeds (Phragmites communis) Danube Delta Rewilding Area, Romania, June 2013.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Harvested reeds (Phragmites communis) in reed beds, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania, June.

Nick Upton / Freshwater pond, fringed with Common reeds (Phragmites australis), Wiltshire, UK, May.

David Pattyn / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) sitting in the reeds. Bulgaria. April

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Reed (Phragmites australis) and Bulrush (Typha sp.) abstract, Upper Lusatia Heath and Pond Landscape, Upper Lusatia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Germany

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Reed (Phragmites australis) abstract, Upper Lusatia Heath and Pond Landscape, Upper Lusatia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Germany

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Reed bed at sunset, South Swale Nature Reserve, Kent, England, UK, December. Did you know? Wetlands globally provide trillions of dollars' worth of services such as absorbing carbon and filtering wate...

Bertie Gregory / 2020VISION / Tall grasses in marshland, backlit, Brownsea Island, Dorset, England, UK, February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Giant reeds (Arundo donax) in Lake Ohrid, Lagadin region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Jose B. Ruiz / Stooks of harvested Giant reed {Arundo donax} Spain

Jean E. Roche / Ripe tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) on the vine. Plants are supported by a frame made from Giant Reeds (Arundo donax) ("canne de Provence") Camargue, France

Mike Read / 'Grand Canyon' sand dune and Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria), Braunton Burrows Nature Reserve, Devon, England, UK. October, 2022.

Mike Read / Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male in winter plumage, perched on the seed head of Common reed (Phragmites australis), Radipole Lake RSPB Reserve, Weymouth, Dorset, England, UK. January.