THE Somerset Hedge Group has launched its 2012 digital photographic competition.

There are prizes for the open and junior (under 15s) and the competition if for amateur photographers -w ith a maximum of three digital entries per person.

The event is sponsored by Somerset County Council, the Blackdown Hills AOND, the Council for the Protection of Rural England and Marshall Agroecology Ltd.

The closing date for entries is October.

For an entry form and competition rules, go to www.somerset-hedgegroup.org.uk