Exhibition of stunning wildlife photography to open in Truro

A photograph of a blue shark taken by Robin Fisher

Incredible scenes from nature have been captured by photographers in Cornwall.

There were more than 1,000 entries for the first Cornish Wildlife photography exhibition organised by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.

The subjects range from kestrels in flight to blue sharks in the oceans off the Cornish coast.

The top 30 photographs selected as category finalists and winners will be displayed around Truro Cathedral from Friday until 17 November.

This kestrel was photographed by Andy Maher

Cornwall Wildlife Trust spokesman Scott Marsden said: "Our 2023 Wildlife Photography Competition aimed to inspire the people of Cornwall to discover our amazing wildlife through their cameras and smartphones.

"We wanted to encourage more people to become aware of the unique wealth of wildlife in Cornwall, whether along the coast, in our moorland, heathland, farmland, wetlands, unique temperate woodland, or in our towns and villages."

Whitaker Walker captured this demoiselle damselfly on camera

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