BWPA announced the winners of the 2026 British Wildlife Photography Awards the 11th of March. I am pleased to say that two of my images made it into the collection 14 book. This is the third time in four years that at least one of my images has been included, and similarly it includes again one of my grey seal images.
See below some details about the images.
The UK is a global stronghold for grey seals, with about 35-40% of the global population living in British waters. The Norfolk colonies on the English east coast have shown strong growth over the past decade, now representing some of the largest grey seal colonies in the UK.
The focus for grey seals coming ashore in the autumn is giving birth, weaning the pups and afterwards mate. However, while all this is going on, the adolescent grey seals tend to play around in the surf. These two were play fighting for an extended period in what looked like a beautiful melodic dance.
In densely populated areas, cemeteries are an oasis of calm where wildlife tends to flourish. Despite being a relatively shy species, several roe deer families have made this old cemetery their own. A place they can go about their lives without being disturbed, and disappear into the woodlands or between the tombstones when occasionally there are visitors.
See the winners of the 2026 BWPA competition here. To see a selection of my British wildlife images, click here.