Wildlife Photography

The Naturehood (Baston, Langtoft and Thurlby)

Wildlife Photography Competition 2025

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2025 Competition Results

Picture by: Erica Wade

Awarded Runner-up Junior Photographer Macro Photography Category

Picture by: Harry Davies

Winner – Junior Photographer Macro Photography Category

Picture By: Freddie Davies

Awarded Runner-up Junior Photographer – General Photography

Photo By: Bella King

Winner – Junior Photographer – General Photography Category

Picture by: Elizabeth Seggie

Highly Commended – Adults, Macro Photography

Picture By: David Walters

Highly Commended – Adults, Macro Photography

Picture By: Ken Bunch

Runner-up – Adults, Macro Photography

Picture By: Kim Miles

Winner – Adults, Macro Photography

Picture By: Rob Evans

Winner – Adults – Phone Camera – Macro Photography

Picture By: Nigel Price

Winner – Adults – Phone Camera – General Photography

Picture By: Jason Richardson

Highly Commended– Adults, General Photography

Picture By: Ozzy Bird

Highly Commended– Adults, General Photography

Picture By: Paul Wade

Highly Commended– Adults, General Photography

Picture By: John Parsonage

Runner-up – Adults General Photography

Picture By: Dave Newman

Winner – Adults, General Photography

Picture by: Dave Newman

Best Photo in Competition (Overall Winner)

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The Competition and Rules.

Pick up your Camera or Phone and capture the wildlife around us. There are categories for all age groups!

Rules

I. Entries are to be in one of three age groups, adults (Open), 12 to 18 years (Young Person) and 11 and under (Junior).

II. The competition is to be digital images only. Pictures must be taken within the three parish boundaries (Thurlby, Baston and Langtoft). Entrants must specify the camera type and lens the picture was taken with (to enable judges to factor this into the awarding of prizes).

III. Pictures are to have been taken within the 12 months prior to the competition submission date.

IV. There will be two categories for each age group (see I.) General photography and Macro photography (Small creatures or plants, close up or magnified). There will be a total of six category prizes to be won (taking into account the age groups) plus an additional overall winner.

V. Photo subjects are to be Wildlife/Nature. This covers plants, birds, insects, mammals etc and also includes landscapes.

VI. Prizes will be a trophy for each category winner.

VII. The photos are to be submitted in electronic format as JPEG files.

VIII. Maximum file size of each photo is 8Mb.

IX. Entries are to be emailed to the Naturehood email account (naturehood.sk@gmail.com).
You must include the following details with each entry: your name, the photo location, the age group you are entering and finally the camera type and lens the picture was taken with, e.g. Samsung Phone, Nikon D50 with 200mm lens.

X. Closing date for entries is 30th September 2025.

XI. Entries must be your own work.

XII. Multiple entries by the same photographer are allowed.

XIII. Submitted photographs may, at some point, be used on the Naturehood website, or printed to display at Naturehood events. By entering this competition you are giving permission for Naturehood to use your photographs for the non-commercial uses listed above. Credit for any photographs used (your name) will appear with any pictures used if you request it when you submit your entry(s) so please make that request clear if you would like to get the credit for your work i.e. “Please can you give me credit for any photos published online or printed, thank you”.

2024 Winners

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries and shared their photos for the 2024 competition, we enjoyed seeing them. Thank you too, to our judges for taking the time to go through the entries and select our winners. The photographs were judged on technical composition, subject, and lighting. As usual there were lots of great photos giving our judges a difficult task.