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
