Photo of the month

by Sarah Hailstone

Something a little different for our February photo of the month, but it’s an image that keeps drawing me in. I think it reflects not just winter, but these challenging times we’re living through - a feeling of a dystopian landscape. A lone stag, antlers mirrored by windswept bare branches.

This grainy picture might look like a vintage photo, or even a pencil sketch, but it was actually taken on Exmoor last month on a mobile phone at 10 x zoom, and converted to black and white by tutor and avid walker Sarah Hailstone. You might know Sarah from her work with children in North and South Molton, but her passion for trekking in our beautiful countryside has brought her to a new audience.

She can be found on Instagram and Facebook as ‘Discover Exmoor with Jack’. Walking with

her dog Jack, she provides tips, maps and inspiration for everyone to explore our wild west landscape.

Whether it’s wildlife like this, a landscape, sports, special events, rural life, a local character or something else; please keep emailing us your pictures. We usually only feature one each month in the magazine, but show more on our Instagram and Facebook pages: @MoltonMonthly