Wildlife Photo 2026 Competition
Hatherleigh Festival’s Wildlife Photo Competition!
Exciting news! We have decided to run the 2026 Wildlife Photo competition all year so you can enter pictures of local wildlife taken in all the seasons. So next time you see and snap a beautiful picture of local wildlife, you can enter it straight away.
Wildlife Photo 2025 Winners Announced
Why a Wildlife Photo Competition?
Protecting wildlife begins with simply noticing it. If future generations are to value and protect the natural world, they must first be aware of it—and that awareness starts with paying attention.
This competition is a fun and accessible way to do just that: to pause, look more closely at the wildlife around us, and share what we see. It might seem like a small step, but awareness is the foundation of care—and many of us simply aren’t aware of the nature that surrounds us every day.
So if this resonates with you, grab your camera or phone, take a few photos—or better yet, encourage a young person to join you—and upload your favourites. Then come visit the exhibition in the Old Schools during festival weekend. Let’s celebrate and connect with the wildlife that’s right here, right now.
So join in, submit your best image, and watch this space for the results and exhibition details.
Enter your photograph using the form below.
Competition Info
See if you can capture a photo of some of our local wildlife, this can be animals or plants (domestic species not included).
Take your photograph in or around Hatherleigh or anywhere in our local parishes and let us know roughly where you took it – it can be in your garden, on Hatherleigh Moor, Meeth Nature Reserve, on a farm, footpath in a town or village nearby.
Let us know your contact details and which age category you fit into and upload your image.
Have a look at the 2025 winners or the 2024 winners for some inspiration!
Prizes!!!
Win a framed print of your photograph, plus a £10 voucher for One Market Street Cafe!!!
If you have any problems submitting or need further information please contact us.
Last Year
Last year we collected a wonderful array of imagery of local wildlife:
You can see the 2024 entries and winners here:
This year we hope for even more beautiful photographs to display in celebration of our precious and beautiful wild world.
