Feral Pigeons and a Feisty Fox Take Top Honors in the 2025 British Wildlife Photography Awards
From swimming guillemots and sun-dappled Scots pines to a coy seal and ravenous pigeons, the winners of this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards celebrate the diversity of animal life across Great Britain.
Jurors considered more than 13,000 images submitted by amateurs and professionals alike, with the top award going to Simon Withyman, who captured a striking portrait of a female fox in his hometown of Bristol.
British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 and Winner of Urban Wildlife: Simon Withyman, “Urban Explorer.” Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Bristol, England
“I had been photographing this vixen for three years,” Withyman says. “This streetwise fox was a successful mother and had a family of young mouths to feed. I was instantly drawn to the interesting perspective effect of these railings and wanted to showcase some beauty in this everyday urban scene.”
Additional impressive images include Drew Buckley’s dramatic view of Scotland’s Monadhliath Mountains with a white hare in the foreground and a troupe of ravenous pigeons headed for a bag of chips, captured on a GoPro by teenager Ben Lucas. See even more in the BWPA 2025 winners gallery.
Wild Woods Winner: James Roddie, “Storm Light Over the Caledonian Forest.” Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Glen Strathfarrar, Scotland
Habitat Winner: Drew Buckley, “Kingdom of the Hare.” Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), Highlands, Scotland
Coast and Marine Runner-up: Ben Porter, “The Seal Cave.” Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Bardsey Island, Wales
Urban Wildlife Runner-up: Paul Goldstein, “Bus Pass.” Swan (Cygnus olor), Mitcham, England
Animal Behaviour Runner-up: Paul Browning, “The Rain-Deer.” Red deer (Cervus elaphus), Surrey, England
Black-and-White Winner:
Mark Kirkland, “Guillemot Kingdom.” Guillemot (Uria aalge), St. Abbs, Scotland
Coast and Marine Winner: Nicholas More: “Blue Shark.” Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Penzance, Cornwall, England
Animal Portraits Runner-up: Ben Hall, “Red Grouse Coming in to Land.” Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus), Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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