British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016 Winners

Animal portraits winner: Jamie Mina, “Contemplation”, Mountain hare, Tomatin, Inverness, Scotland. (Photo by Jamie Mina/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Animal behaviour winner: Jacqueline Spindley, “Back Garden Babies”, Garden spider, Nottinghamshire, England. (Photo by Jacqueline Spindley/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Urban wildlife winner: Geoff Trevarthen, “The Supermarket Starling”, Cornwall, England. (Photo by Geoff Trevarthen/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Hidden Britain winner: Stephen Darlington, “Emergence”, Goring, Oxfordshire, England. (Photo by Stephen Darlington/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Wild woods winner: Steve Palmer, “Twisted Green”, Derbyshire, England. (Photo by Steve Palmer/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Close to nature winner: Jeanette Sakel, “Tadpoles”, Bristol, England. (Photo by Jeanette Sakel/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

British nature in black and white winner: Chaitanya Deshpande, “Free Bird”, London, England. (Photo by Chaitanya Deshpande/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

British summer season winner: Robert E. Fuller, “Common weasel”, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Robert E. Fuller/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

British autumn season winner: Robert E. Fuller, “Common weasel”, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Robert E. Fuller/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

British winter season winner: Robert E. Fuller, “Common weasel”, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Robert E. Fuller/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

British spring season winner: Robert E. Fuller, “Common weasel”, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Robert E. Fuller/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Documentary series winners: Nick Upton and Emily Howard-Williams “Monitoring and tracking harvest mice’, Northampton, England. (Photo by Nick Upton/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Documentary series winners: Nick Upton and Emily Howard-Williams “Monitoring and tracking harvest mice’, Northampton, England. (Photo by Nick Upton/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Documentary series winners: Nick Upton and Emily Howard-Williams “Monitoring and tracking harvest mice’, Northampton, England. (Photo by Nick Upton/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

Young people’s award, 12-18 years: Rebecca Bunce (age 18), “Kung Fu Puffin”, Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, Wales, England. (Photo by Rebecca Bunce/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)

This year’s overall winner and winner of the coast and marine category is George Stoyle with his image “Hitchhikers” of a Lion’s mane jellyfish, photographed at St Kilda, off the Island of Hirta, Scotland. (Photo by George Stoyle/British Wildlife Photography Awards 2016)