Woodland wonders

A TOURING exhibition of photographs taken by the general public is being launched by Plantlife and its partners in Devon this April, to celebrate the Atlantic woodlands of the South West of England.

Amateur photographers will be able to see their photographs on display for the first time at the Lynmouth Pavilion on the North Devon Coast.

Close to the Atlantic, the woodlands are important plants areas – internationally recognized hotspots for wild plants – and home to some of the smallest yet most important wild plants in the UK. Wild plant conservation charity and competition co-ordinator Plantlife organized the photo competition to encourage the public to see the special woodlands and the lower plants they support in a new light and be inspired to visit one.

Exhibition co-ordinator and plantlife project manager, Rachel Jones, says: ‘We hope that this exhibition will inspire people to not only discover the beauty and atmosphere of these important Atlantic woodlands on their doorstep and the lichens, mosses and ferns that grow there, but also to go out to see what they can capture through a camera lens.’

The Wonders of the South West's Woodlands photographic exhibition can be seen at:

• April – Lynmouth Pavilion, Exmoor National Park, Lynmouth, Devon

• May – Braunton Countryside Centre, North Devon

• June – Fyne Court, The Quantock Hills, Somerset

• September to February 2016 - National Park Visitor Centre, Princetown,
Dartmoor National Park

www.plantlife.org.uk

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Picture Credit: "Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor" copyright - Amelia Vanstone