THE first exhibition of 2005 at the North-East's Wildlife and Wetlands Trust site features a series of pictures of animals, birds and other natural history subjects.

Sally Proe and Tricia Duncan, both members of the Cheviot Artists Group, which meets weekly in Kirknewton, near Wooler, Northumberland, are January's guest contributors at the trust's reserve, at Washington.

The selection of works they will be exhibiting from Sunday includes pastels and watercolours, featuring wildlife scenes of Northumberland.

Visitors to the Barmston Lane reserve can view Sally and Tricia's work throughout January.