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Nature charity asks public to crown favourite 2024 nature photo

Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) has opened public voting to select the first-ever ‘People’s Choice Award’ winner of its annual photography competition.

Nature lovers of all ages have sent in their best shots of animals, plants, people and scenery at BBOWT nature reserves and in the community. 

For the first time ever, the vote has also been thrown open to the public with a new ‘People’s Choice Award’. The winner will not only enjoy pride of place as the public favourite, but also receive a Nexcam solar-powered trail camera, perfect for capturing remote shots of camera-shy creatures.

Votes for the shortlisted photographs can be cast by visiting bbowt.org.uk/peoples-choice-award which will remain open until Monday 26 August.

Vote now

 

People's Choice Award shortlist

A person walking through a frosty nature reserve in winter, Cholsey Marsh

10. Winter walk by Martin Wheeler

Dragonfly in flight

9. Dragonfly by Tony Ware

Macro image of a ladybird on a green leaf

7. Ladybird by Colin Lamb

Grass snake basking on a fallen branch

6. Grass snake by John Kearns

Peregrine falcon taking flight from the top of a building

5. Peregrine falcon by Jessica Crumpton

Grey squirrel reaching out to take seed from a bird feeder

4. Grey squirrel by Steffan Kenward

Face of robin with open beak

3. Robin by Peter Hines

Three Hebridean sheep grazing on grass at College Lake nature reserve

2. Hebridean sheep by Lorraine Phelps

A group of red foxes caught on camera in a garden at night

8. Red foxes by Graham Bonham

Red admiral butterfly on a person's hand

1. Red admiral butterfly by Jo Brown

Rachel Levis, BBOWT’s Head of Events, said: 
"It’s always such a treat to see so many amazing photos of wonderful wildlife taken on our patch, and this year has been no exception! We’ve been sent stunning summer scenes on our reserves, macro shots of insects with incredible detail, and precious wildlife moments captured for all to enjoy. 

“We’re excited to have introduced the People’s Choice Award this year which will get our supporters involved with the very tricky judging decisions. With a superb selection, we know it’s going to be a hard choice, but we can’t wait to see which photo is crowned the winner!”

 

2024 Photography Competition

It’s also not too late to submit photos for this year’s wider competition, with entries for all nine categories remaining open until Monday 26 August.

Each year the competition attracts entries from across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, with nearly 150 people submitting almost 500 photographs for judging in 2023.

The bird feeder camera station secured outside

The 2024 overall winner will be awarded a Technaxx bird feeder camera station

Enter the photo competition

 

Selected by a panel of expert judges, all category winners will enjoy a workshop with wildlife photographer Steve Gozdz from GG Wildlife Experiences and receive a copy of the 2025 BBOWT wildlife calendar featuring their winning entry.

In addition, this year’s overall winner will be awarded a Technaxx bird feeder camera station, while the winners of the Children and Teen categories can claim a bundle of nature books for their school libraries (or to the schools which they nominate).

The Trust is extremely grateful to GG Wildlife Experiences for once again sponsoring this year's competition. For full details on how to enter, visit: bbowt.org.uk/photocomp24

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