Misty Magic by Justin Minns
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum), Chalkney Woods, Essex. Chalkney woods puts on a wonderful display of bluebells and wild garlic in late spring. The wet spring in 2024 seemed to be perfect conditions for wild garlic and misty mornings. Professional category – winner, 2025
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Bluebell Dawn on Dartmoor by Edyta Rice
English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta), Emsworthy, Dartmoor. Taken at Emsworthy Mire. Swathes of bluebells surrounded a barn that was part of a moorland farm abandoned in the 1870s. Bluebells are highly visible to pollinators but also vulnerable as they can take five to seven years from germination to flowering. The UK has 20% of the global population.
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Oasis by Alex Iftode
Sea bindweed (Calystegia soldanella), Perran Sands, Cornwall. ‘On the quiet sandy beach near the holiday park, I found a bright pink flower blooming between the dunes. Its soft purple petals and green leaves looked like a secret treasure, bringing beauty and life to all the golden sand.’Young people category (ages 13-17) – highly commended, 2025
Chamomile and Barley by Amanda Dickson
Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), Auchmithie, Angus.
Princess Mountain Pansy by Gill Davidson
Field pansy (Viola arvensis), Widdybank Fell, Upper Teesdale. ‘The raindrops formed what looked like a tiara on the top petal. As it’s a dainty flower I was on the ground so the rain created bokeh in the background and drops on the blades of grass.’
Photograph: Gill Davidson
Top down by Jeff Jones
Marsh thistle (Cirsium palustre), St Albans, Hertfordshire. Important for pollinators and popular with small birds, but its not just the flowers that are good for wildlife; the upright stems form great homes for hoverflies.
Wide Open by Martin Sheard
Sea-holly (Eryngium maritimum), Holywell Bay, Cornwall. This plant is hardworking in tough environments, providing nectar and stabilising shifting coastal habitats. Salt- and wind-tolerant, they can survive even if they get swamped by sand.
Wood anemone by Tony North
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa), Styal Woods, Cheshire. ‘This is a wood anemone, photographed with trees behind. I positioned myself so a spot of light coming though a gap in the trees formed a halo round the flower. I focus bracketed it for sharpness.’
Make a wish by Emma Kenworthy
Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), Cinderford, Gloucestershire. A simple dandelion. Often classed as a weed but it holds so much importance in the natural world. It provides food for bees, heals soil and is one of the best survivors in the plant world.
Cool light on the poppies by Damien Walmsley
Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Kinver, Staffordshire.‘The poppies were behind a fence and my telephoto lens provided a good view of the wildflowers. This was before sunrise and the poppies took on a magical look in the cool, dawn light.’ Amateur category – winner, 2025
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