The best in British wildlife photography

BWPA 2026 is open for entries!

The winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 have been announced. Browse the winning images on our online gallery.

A unique celebration of British wildlife, BWPA welcomes images of nature taken in the UK. Our winning images are published in Collection 13 of the competition book, and tour the UK in our exhibition.

The 2026 competition is now open for entries. Our winning photographers will take home a share of the almost £10,000 prize fund. Enter on the website.

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Collection 13

See the best images from the 2025 competition in this beautiful coffee-table book.

BWPA key dates:

  • 19th March 2025 - BWPA 2026 opens for entries

  • 8th June 2025 - Deadline for entries

  • July 2025 - High resolution file requests

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