Wildlife Photo 2026 Competition
Hatherleigh Festival’s Wildlife Photo Competition!
The 2026 Wildlife Photo competition is OPEN. Enter your photo now (click yellow button), or find out more below.
Why a Wildlife Photo Competition?
Hatherleigh is surrounded by extraordinary wildlife and this competition is our way of celebrating it. We want to see the natural world through the eyes of local photographers, whether you’re an experienced wildlife enthusiast or simply someone who spotted something wonderful on a walk.
Grab your camera or phone, get outdoors, and share what you find. And if you can encourage a young person to join in too, even better. Noticing nature is where caring for it begins.
Submit your photograph using the form below, and come see the exhibition in the Old Schools during festival weekend.
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 using the form below.
Submit your photos on or before 15th June 2026
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.
Thank you to our Photo Competition Sponsor:
Wildlife Photo 2025 Winners
2024
In 2024 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.