The Woodland Gallery of Spring Arts. For what I found whilst walking through the delightful woodlands at the side of Moorgreen Reservoir.

 

"Along the Autumn Pathway." - It was back in October of 2025 that I had captured the following photo and where was I when I took that photo? Well it was in a beautiful section of woodland that I shall simply describe as being something akin to the following,

"A Gallery of Sculpture, Arts, Colours and Layers, for this of course is the Woodland that is located next to Moorgreen Reservoir in Nottinghamshire, and the footpath through these woodlands takes you from Moorgreen to Felley Mill. But walk through these woodlands and you shall find and see a woodland that is spectacular throughout the year and throughout each season. For yes you can visit and walk around an Art Gallery, but hold on a moment, woodlands are art galleries, the only difference is that the art within a woodland, the sculpture within the woodland and the sounds, well they are all curated by nature and its intricate ways of providing those works of art."

For the last time I had visited the delightful "and beautiful woodland gem, that is the stretch of woodlands that run adjacent to Moorgreen Reservoir and links up with Felley Mill" was of course back in October of 2025 - back then of course the woodlands were putting on their beautiful final display of theatrical Autumn Colours, before Winter arrived and the woodland would have looked a little bit more bare. Fast forward of course to Spring 2026, and well a theatrical and beautiful array of artworks yet again with a certain "opulence of colour" have also made their return! But it was on Friday the 1st of May 2026 that it was time to re-visit the woodlands at the side of Moorgreen Reservoir, a location of course that throughout the years I have always enjoyed visiting, and a location that to me at least seems as if it really is a living art gallery. Yes, the Bluebells might be past their peak, but below are the photos that I captured of the delights of this glorious Woodland on the 1st of May 2026.

"Rest a While by the Banks of The Reservoir."

"Within Green, Lilac Glow."

"To Follow the Pathway through Spring."

"Just beginning, the Rhododendron Bloom."

"A Single Rhododendron Framed."

"Swathed in Arts of Woodland Glow."

"Light Seeps, Gentle With Woodland Glow."

"Elements, and Arts of Woodland Display."

"A Woodland Panorama Grows."

"Leading into Light and Art." 

"Sculpture under Blue."

"Where the last of the Bluebells Shine. Next to the Sculpture of Nature."

"As the rain of Green Leaves create a Frame of Light."

"Sculpture of the Woodland Floor."

"Within the Valley of Wild Garlic Glow."

"Besides the Stream, Within the Gallery of Woodland."

"Bankside of Wild Garlic."

"Serene Scene of Green and White, The Sculptures of Trees and Arts Collide."

"Where the Stream and Garlic Flow."

"Below the crafts of Art and Woodland Sculptures Rest."

"The Colony, Fungus Abstract." - (A little bit of an explanation into why I loved this composition. As I was walking along the footpath from the area not too far from Felley Mill, where of course The Wild Garlic is, I came across a section of tree that had fallen. On this tree/tree stump next to me, I noticed that there was quite a lot of Fungus growing, and there was just something else about its texture and form, that I just had to capture it. For really it was a work of nature that many other people would just ignore. To me it just proved that nature really does have an interesting way in creating intricate and delicate pieces of artwork, that force us into seeing things that we would not normally see, and tells us to slow down from the rushes of the modern world.)

"Under the Sculpture of Woodland Art."

"As they begin to Glow."

"Elements, And the Rhododendron Stare."