Tuesday 19 June 2012

Marvel at the beauty of Britain: Magical landscapes of our rocky wildernesses and mist-covered hills that prove our country really is a sceptred isle

By Julian Gavaghan
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William Shakespeare famously described Britain as ‘this sceptred isle’, a ‘precious stone set in the silver sea’.
But even the great bard’s celebrated prose cannot possibly match the awe inspired by simply gazing upon the enchanted countryside of this ‘other Eden’.
From the soft rolling hills of the South Downs to the forbidding mountains of the Scottish highlands, Britain is blessed with some of the most varied and magical landscapes in the world.
And its utterly spellbinding beauty could hardly be better revealed than in the stunning snaps shown below.
Some of Britain's top wildlife photographers have produced this set of landscape images for 2O2OVISION, a photography-based conservation initiative aiming to show the that healthy ecosystems are fundamental to us all.
So scroll down through the pictures and be prepared to have your breath taken away.
Stunning vista: The sun sets on Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands
Stunning vista: The sun sets on Forsinard Flows RSPB reserve in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands

Mists and mellow fruitfulness: The hazy hills around Glastonbury Tor in Somerset
Mists and mellow fruitfulness: The hazy hills around Glastonbury Tor in Somerset

The Assynt mountains from the summit of Cul mor in the Scottish Highlands
The Assynt mountains from the summit of Cul mor in the Scottish Highlands

Crowning sunlight: The clouds open at Ballynahone bog in County Derry, Northern Ireland
Crowning sunlight: The clouds open at Ballynahone bog in County Derry, Northern Ireland

Gentle countryside: Halnaker Windmill amid a wheat field on the South Downs National Park near Chichester, East Sussex
Gentle countryside: Halnaker Windmill amid a wheat field on the South Downs National Park near Chichester, East Sussex

Waves crashing over rocks at the coast the Point of Stoer in the Assynt Mountains
Waves crashing over rocks at the coast the Point of Stoer in the Assynt Mountains

A moorlandd pool in the Assynt Mountains and the Scottish Highlands
A moorlandd pool in the Assynt Mountains and the Scottish Highlands
Mystical: The view over Butermere in the Lake District at dusk
Mystical: The view over Butermere in the Lake District at dusk

A meadow and pool near Stac Colgach in Sutherland
Eye-catching: A flower-filled meadow and pool near Stac Colgach in Sutherland

Dawn awakening: The start of the day at Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth
Dawn awakening: The start of the day at Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth
Rugged beauty: The Old Man of Storr at dawn on the Isle of Skye
Rugged beauty: The Old Man of Storr at dawn on the Isle of Skye

Top of the world: The impressive view from the summit of Sgorr Tuath in the Assynt mountains
Top of the world: The impressive view from the summit of Sgorr Tuath in the Assynt mountains

Wild and wonderful: The view from Blackbeck Tarn towards Buttermere in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria
Wild and wonderful: The view from Blackbeck Tarn towards Buttermere in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria

Stark: The Suilven mountain viewed from near Lochinver in Sutherland
Stark: The Suilven mountain viewed from near Lochinver in Sutherland


A Scots pine tree stands proudly by Loch Maree in the northwest of Scotland
A Scots pine tree stands proudly by Loch Maree in the northwest of Scotland

Colourful: A rainbow lights up the sky surrounding Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands
Colourful: A rainbow lights up the sky surrounding Glen Affric in the Scottish Highlands

Foreboding: Dark clouds surround the hills of the Lake District
Foreboding: Dark clouds surround the hills of the Lake District

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