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 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 .
Wild Woods Winner: James Roddie, “Storm Light Over the Caledonian Forest.” Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris), Glen Strathfarrar, ScotlandHabitat Winner: Drew Buckley, “Kingdom of the Hare.” Mountain hare (Lepus timidus), Highlands, ScotlandCoast and Marine Runner-up: Ben Porter, “The Seal Cave.” Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus), Bardsey Island, WalesUrban Wildlife Runner-up: Paul Goldstein, “Bus Pass.” Swan (Cygnus olor), Mitcham, EnglandAnimal Behaviour Runner-up: Paul Browning, “The Rain-Deer.” Red deer (Cervus elaphus), Surrey, EnglandBlack-and-White Winner:
Mark Kirkland, “Guillemot Kingdom.” Guillemot (Uria aalge), St. Abbs, ScotlandCoast and Marine Winner: Nicholas More: “Blue Shark.” Blue shark (Prionace glauca), Penzance, Cornwall, EnglandAnimal Portraits Runner-up: Ben Hall, “Red Grouse Coming in to Land.” Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus), Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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