This year's competition received over 13,000 photographs from amateur and professional photographers from around the United Kingdom. Apart from Charlie Page, this year's grand prize winner, many more category winners and runner-ups showcase the island's rich biodiversity. Adult photographers competed across 10 categories: Animal Behavior, Animal Portraits, Botanical Britain, Black and White, British Seasons, Coast and Marine, Habitat, Hidden Britain, Urban Wildlife, and Wild Woods. Young photographers competed across three age groups: 11 and under, 12-14 years, and 15-17 years.
So without further ado, we invite you to meet this year's category winners and runner-ups.
1. Animal Portraits: Winner – “Sleeping With Dandelions” By Lewis Newman
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
2. Animal Portraits: Runner-Up – “Willughby’s Leafcutter Bee” By Ed Phillips
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
3. Wild Woods: Winner - “Mystical Forest” By Philip Selby
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
4. Habitat: Winner - “Stag By The Loch Side” By Neil Mcintyre
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
5. Black & White: Runner-Up - “Soaring” By Paula Cooper
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
6. Coast & Marine: Winner - “Welcome To The Zoo(Plankton)” By Henley
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
7. Habitat: Runner-Up - “Looking At You” By Peter Bartholomew
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
8. Hidden Britain: Winner - “Honey Bee Flight Trail” By John Waters
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
9. Coast & Marine: Runner-Up - “Alien Bobtail” By Kirsty Andrews
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
10. Rspb Young British Wildlife Photographer Of The Year: - “Branching Out ” By Billy Evans-Freke
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
11. Wild Woods: Runner-Up - “Forest Dawn” By Graham Niven
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
12. Urban Wildlife: Overall Winner - “A Look To The Future” By Charlie Page
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
13. Botanical Britain: Runner-Up - “Snow Globe” By Geraint Radford
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
14. Hidden Britain: Runner-Up - “Metallic Jumping Spider In Moss” By Will Atkins
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2036
15. Rspb 12-14 Years: Winner - “What's Over There?” By Felix Walker-Nix
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
16. Black & White: Winner - “Great Mell Fell” By Matthew Turner
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
17. Botanical Britain: Winner - “A Poet’s Lunch” By Matt Doogue
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
18. Urban Wildlife: Runner-Up - “Helter Skelter” By Matthew Cattell
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
19. Animal Behaviour: Runner-Up – “Pike Courtship” By Robert Cuss
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
20. Animal Behaviour: Winner – “Hitching A Lift” By James Roddie
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
21. Rspb 11 And Under - “Vine Wevill” By Wilbur King
Source: British Wildlife Photography Awards 2023
Charlie Page, 28 years old, was nominated as an overall winner for his image of a fox moving through woodland, winning him a grand prize of £5,000. Bored Panda got in touch with him to learn more about him and his winning photo. You can read the full interview hereIf you enjoyed this article, please consider clicking Like and Sharing it. Follow our website for more animal news like this.