Well a bit of an update at last, been having quite a few problems with rendering the instanced plants, one set added black spots over the render??? Took me ages to figure out what was going on. Heres a render now i've got it working, i'm going to add more plant types and sort out the textures and the lighting, and then try to add a waterfall from the island into the sea. Any crits or comments for improvement appreciated Cheers