CREDITON’S award-winning, community owned bookshop, The Bookery, is delighted to announce a new Exhibition of Wildflowers of the Mid Devon Hedgerows paintings.

The exhibition of 12 beautiful watercolour paintings of wildflowers found in the hedgerows around Crediton have been painted by local artist Sandra Chalton.

They were painted in 202 by Sandra as illustrations for her book “Wildflowers of the Mid Devon Hedgerows”, which documents the wildflowers observed on local walks in the Crediton area over the course of a year.

The paintings are available to view in the community events room at The Bookery until the end of July, Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 5pm, or on Saturdays from 10am to 2pm.

Sandra Chalton has very generously offered the paintings on sale as a set with proceeds to go to The Bookery to support our extensive outreach programmes in schools and the community.

Sandra's skill, knowledge and artistry has enabled her to create a botanically accurate and important archive of our local flora as well as a stunning work of art.

Each painting is expertly framed and glazed.

It is Sandra's hope that the paintings can remain in the Mid Devon area and be viewable by the community. The set has been valued at £1,000.

Sandra has also donated copies of an accompanying book from a limited-edition reprint in 2023 - these are available to purchase at £5.

To find out more and to the view the paintings or to register an expression of interest to purchase the paintings please visit The Bookery or email: [email protected] .

Sandra is also the author of the illustrated booklet documenting the hedgerows and wild flowers she has seen on her walks entitled “The Hedgerow Year”.