2024 Photography Competition
The entries to this year's special 60th anniversary photography competition have been incredible, and we are delighted to announce and share the winners with you!
The competition attracted over 200 entries across three categories, featuring a wide selection of high-quality images taken all over Somerset by individuals from across the county. The judges were pleased to have a wonderful set of images to choose from and extend a massive thank you to everyone who took the time to enter their photographs.
Overall winner: Andy Lewington
We are pleased to announce that the overall winner this year is Andy Lewington for his mystical image of our Aller & Beer Woods Nature Reserve, which won the Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Reserves (18 years and over) category. Andy also bags himself the fantastic top prize of a private guided tour of our flagship Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve.
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Reserves category winner (18 and over) and overall winner- Aller and Beer Woods Nature Reserve, 2024. Image: Andy Lewington
Somerset’s Landscapes and Habitats category winners
Somerset’s Landscapes and Habitats: Vast and unending, we asked you to capture the richness of Somerset’s spectacular and internationally recognised wild places.
And the winners are:
18 and over: Scots Pines by Lucy Masters
17 and under: Hurlstone Point by Frankie Baro
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Reserves category winners
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Reserves: From grassland to wetland, stunning open spaces to hidden gems, we asked you to capture one of our best sites for nature.
And the winners are:
18 and over: Aller & Beer Woods Nature Reserve by Andy Lewington
18 and over: Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve by Frances Barr
Somerset's Wildlife category winners
Somerset’s Wildlife: We asked you to reveal the personality of an individual or group of iconic Somerset species in a thought-provoking or memorable way.
And the winners are:
18 and over: Perching Egrets by Simon de Wilton
17 and under: Barn Owl by Finley Miller
Somerset Wildlife Trust’s Reserves category winner (18 and over) - Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve, 2024. Image: Frances Barr
Somerset’s Wildlife category winner (18 and over) - Perching Egrets, 2024. Image: Simon de Wilton
Barn Owl, 2024. Image: Finley Miller
Somerset’s Landscapes and Habitats category winner (17 and under) - Hurlstone Point, 2024. Image: Frankie Baro
Somerset’s Landscapes and Habitats category winner (18 and over): Scots Pines, 2024. Image: Lucy Masters