By Isle of Wight Observer
Four Island photographers have been featured in an exhibition celebrating Finnish UNESCO Biosphere Reserve’s 30th anniversary, and connections with Biosphere Reserves like the Isle of Wight.
A cuttlefish from Seaview, taken by marine photographer, Theo Vickers, is now on display in the Korpoström Research Station & Archipelago Centre, on the island of Korppoo, in Finland, part of the archipelago sea area Biosphere Reserve. It is joined by a White-tailed Sea Eagles, being apparently photo-bombed by a Grey Seal, by Alan Burch, and a sunset view of St Catherine’s Down, by Martha Henson.
To show our Biosphere communities at work are two images by Maria Bell. One features nature-friendly farmer, Francesca Cooper, inspecting the Belted Galloway cows she manages, with Hollie Fallick, on the Nunwell Home Farm estate. The other shows volunteers collecting seagrass seeds as part of the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust seagrass meadow restoration work.
The IW Biosphere Reserve is featured alongside other members of the World Network of Island & Coastal Biosphere Reserves.
Isle of Wight Observer