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Your pictures on the theme of 'woodland'

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "woodland". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

News imageMichael W Finn Woman in woodlandMichael W Finn
Michael W Finn: "Walking in the autumn glade, Queenswood, Herefordshire."
News imageThomas Hunt Frost on cut timberThomas Hunt
Thomas Hunt: "Timber stacks in Fingle Woods along the River Teign at Clifford Bridge, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park in Devon."
News imageJade Blue Shadow of a figure in woodlandJade Blue
Jade Blue: "Playing in the headlights of our van one night in the woods in Sussex."
News imageBarry Gore Woodland in mistBarry Gore
Barry Gore: "Early morning mist, St Marc's Forest, Mohon, Brittany, France."
News imageNeil Marsden Carved fox in a woodNeil Marsden
Neil Marsden: "An inquisitive fox is not quite what she seems. This beautifully carved figure can be found in the woods around Cyfarthfa Castle in Merthyr Tydfil."
News imageGraham Wilkin Trees in a flooded landscapeGraham Wilkin
Graham Wilkin: "Flooding on the Somerset Levels had a haunting beauty to it in places."
News imageMark Sewell Dog in snowdropsMark Sewell
Mark Sewell: "Our boy Max having a rest among the snowdrops, Lorenden Park, Painters Forstal near Faversham, Kent."
News imageDeon Ludeman Looking up at treesDeon Ludeman
Deon Ludeman: "Feeling so small between these giants. Don't we all love to look upwards when we are in a wooded area between trees?"
News imageDavid Dillon Squirrel in woodlandDavid Dillon
David Dillon: "Snack under the tree."
News imageDan Oakey CelandinesDan Oakey
Dan Oakey: "Walking through the woods from Stonehouse to Stroud, we caught the beautiful undersides of celandines which we'd never noticed before."
News imageIan Brash SnowdropsIan Brash
Ian Brash: "Snowdrops give the woodland a beauty all of its own."
News imageKate York Labradoodle chasing a ballKate York
Kate York: "Zephyr (labradoodle) enjoying a winter woodland leap, chasing his tennis ball."
News imageJane Williamson Sculpture in woodlandJane Williamson
Jane Williamson: "Strange sightings in woodlands around Cheekwood Estate, Nashville, Tennessee."
News imageJoseph R Turner: FungusJoseph R Turner:
Joseph R Turner: "Clifty Falls State Park, Southern Indiana. Colourful fungus on a crisp, early spring morning."
News imageM Collins Trees forming an archM Collins
M Collins: "Cathedral - a secret avenue of trees at Bedgebury Pinetum."
News imageBob Bennett Woodland mistBob Bennett
Bob Bennett: "Woodland in the sky. Captured near Milton Abbot on the way to a photo shoot on Dartmoor."
News imageLara Neighbour WoodlandLara Neighbour
Lara Neighbour: "Forestry plantation photographed on 35mm film and cyanotype printing. Blue monochrome of a monoculture crop felt appropriate."
News imageDaniel Hartwright Dog in woodlandDaniel Hartwright
Daniel Hartwright: "Sea fog drifting through Australian eucalyptus trees on Signal Hill above Cape Town, South Africa one morning, while a British dog looks on."
News imageJohn Barry Ancient woodlandJohn Barry
John Barry: "An early morning photograph from Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor - a fine example of ancient upland oak woodland."
News imageJohn Lanagan BluebellsJohn Lanagan
John Lanagan: "ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) shot of bluebells at Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale in Suffolk."
News imageDavid Haffey Wych elm seedsDavid Haffey
David Haffey: "Wych elm seeds set against the dark and gloomy background of an ancient woodland in the north of England."
News imageAngus M Hulbert Wooden building in woodlandAngus M Hulbert
Angus M Hulbert: "The hidden Outlandia in the Glen Nevis Woodlands. A beautiful walk up the west side of Glen Nevis will lead you to this beautiful and secluded location where you will find Outlandia. Safe adventures."
News imagePaczula Tadeusz Children in a gardenPaczula Tadeusz
And finally a photograph taken by Paczula Tadeusz in the Parc de la Villette, Paris.
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The next theme is "on the edge" and the deadline for entries is 18 April 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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