We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme "woodland walk". Here are some of the pictures we received from around the world.
Hamish Couper
Hamish Couper: "Long-tailed tit fledglings quarrelling on a branch in a north Oxford woodland. The range of expressions is striking as they tussle for best position to receive food from their parents/carers."
Hilary Felice
Hilary Felice: "The theme for the recent Mental Health Awareness week was Connecting with Nature - a walk in the magical Micheldever Wood [in Hampshire] never fails to lift my spirits."
Lia Mageira
Lia Mageira: "Poikilo is a low mountain in Attica, Greece. It is one of the mountains that encloses the basin of Athens. It has rich flora and fauna and its trails are ideal for hiking and mountain biking."
Scout Johnstone
Scout Johnstone: "I felt saddened by this find on one of our usual family walks in a woodland area in Sandy Lane, Wiltshire. I thought of the effort to get the broken machine to where we found it. Far trickier than taking it to the recycling centre. Thankfully the bluebells will reclaim that area next year, as they always do."
Amanda Lake
Amanda Lake: "During lockdown, I have spent many hours exploring Coed y Wenallt, our local woods near Cardiff. It has a spooky, yet magical, atmosphere, inspiring me to put together this fairy-tale composition."
Fleur Deans
Fleur Deans: "We are guardians of some beautiful specimen trees on our property, 'Homebush', in Canterbury, New Zealand. This includes the giant redwood pictured, bathed in autumnal light."
Michelle Jackson
Michelle Jackson: "Last Christmas, for the first time ever, I watched the short film Stick Man and loved it. After seeing the film, I found myself noticing the shapes of branches and seeing Stick Man all over the place during woodland walks. This inspired me to make my own fun stickmen. I use branches that have already been cut away or fallen from trees."
Richard Hughes
Richard Hughes: "A beautiful place to unwind and get lost in the tall pines and ferns of Rushmere Country Park [in Bedfordshire]."
Steve Jolley
Steve Jolley: "Found these tiny woodland toadstools with my daughter on Ranmore Common [in Surrey]. Their white glossy caps and sunlight glowing through their delicate gills caught our eye, and became a subject for her school photography project."
Matthew Cawkwell
Matthew Cawkwell: "This picture of my wife, daughter and mother-in-law was taken on a walk through Thetford Forest [East Anglia] in 2014. I love how all three are silhouetted and how the dappled light shines through the morning mist."
Sally Staniforth
Sally Staniforth: "The joy of finding a stick to play with. Sammy is at her happiest walking in the woods at Manor Farm."
Michał Świder
Michał Świder: "During a trip to one of the oldest nature reserves in Poland I encountered this beautiful oak. I decided to photograph it in infrared. It is worth looking at the forest in a different light. It looks surreal."
David Bedo
David Bedo: "I went for bird photography to Grantown-on-Spey forest [on the edge of Scotland's Cairngorms], and this little guy welcomed me. Made my morning."
Tracy Currie
Tracy Currie: "Walking in our woods on St Joseph Island, Ontario, I see clearly, the trees have eyes."
Louise Godwin
Louise Godwin: "Towards the light!"
Michael Bevington
Michael Bevington: "Moor explorers."
Chris Lee
Chris Lee: "A lone figure strolls along Bregagh Road, Northern Ireland."
The next theme is "back in time" and the deadline for entries is 1 June 2021.
Hamish Couper
Hilary Felice
Lia Mageira
Scout Johnstone
Amanda Lake
Fleur Deans
Michelle Jackson
Richard Hughes
Steve Jolley
Matthew Cawkwell
Sally Staniforth
Michał Świder
David Bedo
Tracy Currie
Louise Godwin
Michael Bevington
Chris Lee
