A photographer stumbled upon the atmospheric wood deep in the heart of Dartmoor, Devon, and has been taking stunning pictures of the Middle Earth-esque spot.
Neil Burnell, 44, has captured incredible images of Wistmans Wood over the course of the last year.
The woodland conjures up images of the fantasy scenes described by JRR Tolkien in his famous stories.
He named his photo project The Mystical and visited the difficult-to-find woodland 20 times to get the perfect shots.
He said: "I'm often told by people the photos look like a forest from Middle Earth.
“It felt like I was in a film set, so I wanted to portray the cinematic feel in the photo series.
“My favourite image from the set is Empire, as this was the first time in many visits where I had the conditions I wanted and was the shot that got the series started.
"I personally feel the forest looks like more like Dagobah from Star Wars, which is why I called the photo Empire, after Empire Strikes Back.
“I love to try and produce an atmosphere in my images, and Wistmans Wood is one of the most atmospheric places I've visited.
“The woodland is also notoriously difficult to photograph and I love a challenge.
“I have probably visited Wistmans Wood around 20 times in the last year but unfortunately, it has only had the required mist on two occasions.
"Photographing it without the fog is a hard task, and almost impossible to make images with the atmosphere I was looking for."
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