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UK Wildlife Photography Competition 2011 launched

17/05/2011 17:27:13
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The winner of the 2010 competition; Three Deer glade by Mark Sims.

The UK has some of the world's best wildlife, but not enough people realise it. We want to promote the wildlife of the UK so we are asking you to send us your best shots of the UK's wildlife and we have lined up some decent prizes for the best in each category and we will also donate £300 to a UK wildlife charity to be nominated by the winner.

However the main aim of the competition is to encourage you to get out into the countrsyide and send us your photos, so we can showcase just what the UK has to offer.

*NB IMAGES OF PETS, ZOO ANIMALS, CAPTIVE ANIMALS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. IMAGES MUST BE TAKEN IN THE UK.

No entry fee. We want everyone to have a go, so entry is free.

Click here for more details, and to see how to enter. 

 

 

Categories & prizes

  • Landscapes & nature reserves - Anywhere that wildlife can be seen, which is just about anywhere. 
  • Reptiles, amphibians & marine life - Probably the hardest category to enter, due to the difficulty of actually finding the right subject. 
  • 16 and under - Any subject, as long as the photo is taken by someone who is 16 or under on the 31st October 2011.
  • Mammals - Some 65 land mammal species occur in the UK, including bats, but how many can you see? 
  • Birds - Plenty of choice at any time of year.
  • Insects & bugs - The most numerous, but are they  photogenic? There are extra prizes for the best images of butterflies or moths, dragonflies or damselflies, and other insects and bugs.

Prizes 

  • The overall winner will win a bronze sculpture by David Mayer.  
  • Category winners will win OLYMPUS 8x42 EXPS I binoculars - Read more 
  • Category runners-up will win a Footprint guide to 'Wildlife Travel' 
  • Buglife, The Invertebrate Conservation Trust, have offered a selection of insect books and guides for the best 'bug' image.
  • British Dragonfly Society have offered a signed copy of Dave Smallshire's book ‘Britain's Dragonflies', and 1 year's free membership of BDS. 
  • Butterfly Conservation have offered a year's free membership and a copy of The Butterflies of Britain and Ireland by Jeremy Thomas and Richard Lewington.

 

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