Beautiful Winning Photos from the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards

Overall Winner: “Urban Explorer” by Simon Withyman

The 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards have highlighted 20 extraordinary winning photographs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of the UK’s natural heritage.

Among over 13,000 entries, the prestigious title of British Wildlife Photographer of the Year was awarded to a stunning image of a red fox patrolling through Bristol, with the winning works to be showcased in a book and a nationwide exhibition tour.

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Animal Behaviour – Winner: “Butterfly Face-off” by John Waters

Animal Behaviour – Runner-up: “The Rain-Deer” by Paul Browning

Animal Portraits – Winner: “Hare in Motion” by David Tipling

Animal Portraits – Runner-up: “Red Grouse Coming in to Land” by Ben Hall

Botanical Britain – Winner: “Streetlit Snowdrop” by Jacob J. Watson-Howland

Botanical Britain – Runner-up: “Delta” by David Maitland

Black & White – Winner: “Guillemot Kingdom” by Mark Kirkland

Black & White – Runner-up: “Primitive Winter” by Mario Suarez Porras

Coast & Marine – Winner: “Blue Shark” by Nicholas More

Coast & Marine – Runner-up: “The Seal Cave” by Ben Porter

Habitat – Winner: “Kingdom of the Hare” by Drew Buckley

Habitat – Runner-up: “Hunter, Hunted” by Sandra Stalker

Hidden Britain – Winner: “Roosting Dragons” by Daniel Trim

Hidden Britain – Runner-up: “Koi” by David Maitland

Wild Woods – Winner: “Storm Light Over the Caledonian Forest” by James Roddie

Wild Woods – Runner-up: “Forked Birch” by Tim George

British Seasons – Winner: “Deer Throughout the Year” by Lauren McIntyre

Documentary Series – Winner: “Land Use” by Chris O’Reilly

Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year – “Curlew O’Clock!” by Jamie Smart