On its tenth anniversary, the British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrates both the work of amateur and professional photographers and the beauty and diversity of British wildlife. Winning images are chosen from thousands of entries in fifteen separate categories including a category for film and two junior categories to encourage young people to connect with nature through photography.
Grey herons thrive around London's wilder waterways, but they also do well in more urban settings such as the smaller parks and canals, despite the litter and large numbers of people walking by. This individual was hunting in the cover of a bridge – presumably, the fish were taking shelter among the fallen leaves and plastic bottles. The morning light shining through a grill gives the impression that the bird is trapped as it gazes out through the mesh. (Photo by Daniel Trim/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
Seal in Seaweed Garden, Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute by Alex Mustard from Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. (Photo by Alex Mustard/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Robin Chittenden/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Mark Kirkland/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Jack Mortimer/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Nicholas Court/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association
(Photo by Paul Pettitt/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
By Trevor Rees from Worcester, Worcestershire. (Photo by Trevor Rees/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Mark Thomas/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Rich Bunce/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Alan Smith/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Paul Sawer/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Paul Sawer/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
(Photo by Paul Sawer/British Wildlife Photography Awards/PA Wire Press Association)
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