The most enchanting woodland pictures you're ever likely to set eyes on
- They are all category winners and shortlisted photos from Landscape Photographer of the Year competitions
- From the Peak District to Essex via North Wales, they are images bathed in quality
- They show delicately frosted vegetation, autumnal canals, cascading rivers and twisted old trees
The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ – which involves walking through a forest at a gentle pace for two hours or more – is said to relieve anxiety.
If that’s the case, then staring at these amazing pictures of woodland scenes in England and Wales might get you half way there.
They are all category winners and shortlisted pictures from past Landscape Photographer of the Year competitions.
This year’s contest is now accepting entries, until July 7. And so conversely, for would-be entrants, looking at these pictures might actually raise stress levels, because they show how tough the competition is likely to be.
Either way, they’re captivating.
From the Peak District to Essex via North Wales, they are images bathed in quality.
A wonderful pathway in Ashridge, Hertfordshire, called Lady's Walk, captured by Damian Ward
The mesmerising image on the left was taken at Dead Lake, Delamere Forest, Cheshire. The twisted old trees on the right were captured at the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire
Timothy Smith wowed the judges with this image of frosty vegetation at Danbury Common, Essex
The Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire looks utterly magical in this image by Philip Selby
The Shining Cliff Woods in Derbyshire look positively fairytale-like in this photo by Darren Ciolli-Leach
Green and pleasant land: Verdant woodland captured by Daniel Howarth in Honley in West Yorkshire
The River Conwy flowing through Fairy Glen, near Betws-y-Coed, North Wales - captured by Paul Bullen
Stoke Common, Buckinghamshire, looking rather like a wintery Narnia - just magical
Woodland at Aymestrey, North Herefordshire, takes on an ethereal glow in this image by Rob Scamp
The Grand Union Canal in Solihull, West Midlands - a belt-and-braces name, but here looking other-worldly
Lizzie Shepherd's skills are in no doubt. This is her superb shot of Guisecliff, Nidderdale, in North Yorkshire
Delicate: Frosty vegetation at Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, snapped by Robert Birkby
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