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Your pictures on the theme of 'woodland'

8 April 2023

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.

Michael W Finn: "Walking in the autumn glade, Queenswood, Herefordshire."

Michael W Finn Woman in woodland — Michael W Finn: "Walking in the autumn glade, Queenswood, Herefordshire."

Thomas Hunt: "Timber stacks in Fingle Woods along the River Teign at Clifford Bridge, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park in Devon."

Thomas Hunt Frost on cut timber — Thomas Hunt: "Timber stacks in Fingle Woods along the River Teign at Clifford Bridge, Dunsford, Dartmoor National Park in Devon."

Jade Blue: "Playing in the headlights of our van one night in the woods in Sussex."

Jade Blue Shadow of a figure in woodland — Jade Blue: "Playing in the headlights of our van one night in the woods in Sussex."

Barry Gore: "Early morning mist, St Marc's Forest, Mohon, Brittany, France."

Barry Gore Woodland in mist — Barry Gore: "Early morning mist, St Marc's Forest, Mohon, Brittany, France."

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."

Neil Marsden Carved fox in a wood — 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."

Graham Wilkin: "Flooding on the Somerset Levels had a haunting beauty to it in places."

Graham Wilkin Trees in a flooded landscape — Graham Wilkin: "Flooding on the Somerset Levels had a haunting beauty to it in places."

Mark Sewell: "Our boy Max having a rest among the snowdrops, Lorenden Park, Painters Forstal near Faversham, Kent."

Mark Sewell Dog in snowdrops — Mark Sewell: "Our boy Max having a rest among the snowdrops, Lorenden Park, Painters Forstal near Faversham, Kent."

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?"

Deon Ludeman Looking up at trees — 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?"

David Dillon: "Snack under the tree."

David Dillon Squirrel in woodland — David Dillon: "Snack under the tree."

Dan Oakey: "Walking through the woods from Stonehouse to Stroud, we caught the beautiful undersides of celandines which we'd never noticed before."

Dan Oakey Celandines — Dan Oakey: "Walking through the woods from Stonehouse to Stroud, we caught the beautiful undersides of celandines which we'd never noticed before."

Ian Brash: "Snowdrops give the woodland a beauty all of its own."

Ian Brash Snowdrops — Ian Brash: "Snowdrops give the woodland a beauty all of its own."

Kate York: "Zephyr (labradoodle) enjoying a winter woodland leap, chasing his tennis ball."

Kate York Labradoodle chasing a ball — Kate York: "Zephyr (labradoodle) enjoying a winter woodland leap, chasing his tennis ball."

Jane Williamson: "Strange sightings in woodlands around Cheekwood Estate, Nashville, Tennessee."

Jane Williamson Sculpture in woodland — Jane Williamson: "Strange sightings in woodlands around Cheekwood Estate, Nashville, Tennessee."

Joseph R Turner: "Clifty Falls State Park, Southern Indiana. Colourful fungus on a crisp, early spring morning."

Joseph R Turner: Fungus — Joseph R Turner: "Clifty Falls State Park, Southern Indiana. Colourful fungus on a crisp, early spring morning."

M Collins: "Cathedral - a secret avenue of trees at Bedgebury Pinetum."

M Collins Trees forming an arch — M Collins: "Cathedral - a secret avenue of trees at Bedgebury Pinetum."

Bob Bennett: "Woodland in the sky. Captured near Milton Abbot on the way to a photo shoot on Dartmoor."

Bob Bennett Woodland mist — Bob Bennett: "Woodland in the sky. Captured near Milton Abbot on the way to a photo shoot on Dartmoor."

Lara Neighbour: "Forestry plantation photographed on 35mm film and cyanotype printing. Blue monochrome of a monoculture crop felt appropriate."

Lara Neighbour Woodland — Lara Neighbour: "Forestry plantation photographed on 35mm film and cyanotype printing. Blue monochrome of a monoculture crop felt appropriate."

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."

Daniel Hartwright Dog in woodland — 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."

John Barry: "An early morning photograph from Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor - a fine example of ancient upland oak woodland."

John Barry Ancient woodland — John Barry: "An early morning photograph from Wistmans Wood, Dartmoor - a fine example of ancient upland oak woodland."

John Lanagan: "ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) shot of bluebells at Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale in Suffolk."

John Lanagan Bluebells — John Lanagan: "ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) shot of bluebells at Arger Fen and Spouse's Vale in Suffolk."

David Haffey: "Wych elm seeds set against the dark and gloomy background of an ancient woodland in the north of England."

David Haffey Wych elm seeds — David Haffey: "Wych elm seeds set against the dark and gloomy background of an ancient woodland in the north of England."

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."

Angus M Hulbert Wooden building in woodland — 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."

And finally a photograph taken by Paczula Tadeusz in the Parc de la Villette, Paris.

Paczula Tadeusz Children in a garden — 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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