General Winner: “Urban Explorer” by Simon Withyman
The 2025 British Wildlife Pictures Awards have highlighted 20 extraordinary profitable images that commemorate the wonder and variety of the UK’s pure heritage.
Amongst over 13,000 entries, the celebrated title of British Wildlife Photographer of the Yr was awarded to a surprising picture of a purple fox patrolling via Bristol, with the profitable works to be showcased in a e-book and a nationwide exhibition tour.
Extra: British Wildlife Pictures Awards, Instagram
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 Corridor
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 Extra
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 Collection – Winner: “Land Use” by Chris O’Reilly
Younger British Wildlife Photographer of the Yr – “Curlew O’Clock!” by Jamie Sensible
