Striking images taken at a park have emerged as the winners of a photography competition.

The five winners of the contest, held by Morden Hall Park, are now on exhibition in the stable yard.

Lisa Green, the National Trust-run park’s learning and community manager, said she was delighted with the standard of the entries.

She added: “We invited local people to take photographs of Morden Hall Park to capture a magical moment which makes the rest of us wish we had been there to see it.”

The overall winning photograph was taken by Carla Monteiro, who said the park “made me think of a dream place like the ones we see in Disney movies.”

She explained: “This picture for me describes the park as a whole - a paradise within a paradise, a place so beautiful that seems unreal.

“A place that inspires and motivates, a place to relax and help us getting in the right set of mind and a place to dream of anything.”