Forest imagery hinges on the garage

New Forest, Hampshire Nearly 60 species are depicted on the garage doors, a 10-year record of New Forest wildlife

The rutted track to Peter's garage doesn't look as though it leads anywhere special. But over the past 10 years this friend of mine has been using his garage doors to record the wildlife in his garden and in the forest through which he began to lead walking parties when he retired to the area.

Although a skilled draughtsman he was not an experienced painter. On the advice of a nearby artist he experimented with acrylics, hoping that they would survive the rigours of the English weather. Today, the doors are covered with pictures that make them a unique account of both local wildlife and one man's talent with paint and brush.