Have you taken any striking images of our beautiful residents or wild birds of prey? Enter your images into our annual competition for the chance to win a four night holiday* in Almogia, Southern Spain for up to six people and to have your photo displayed at the Trust.

We are looking for high quality images with great composition which fit into the following categories:

1. Portrait – portrait of a Hawk Conservancy Trust bird of prey (or Trust animal)
2. Action – resident Trust bird of prey (or Trust animal) in action
3. Working relationship – between a member of Trust staff and a bird of prey (or Trust animal) in any location where the Trust is actively working
4. Flora and fauna – wildflowers, shrubs, plants, trees, insects, mammals, wildlife and the sculptures around the Trust grounds (excludes birds of prey)
5. In the wild – wild (non-captive/non-Trust) birds of prey in their natural settings
6. Impression – we’re after photos that you feel sum up a visit to the Trust.

Please note: by entering this competition you take full responsibility for obtaining permission from all people included in your photograph (if their faces are visible).

*a four night holiday in El Torcal, Southern Spain for up to four people (excluding flights) as kindly donated by Kate and Bill Geddes. This prize excludes flights, insurance and any additional extras. The holiday must be taken during 2018 and cannot be taken during peak season (school holidays and July/August)

How to enter

1. Purchase your competition entry from our shop.
2. Register to create your account.
3. Login to your account.
4. Once logged in you will be asked for the receipt number from your entry purchase.
5. You can then upload your images for the current month (up to twelve per month), as well as labelling them and choosing which categories they fit in to.
6. Upload images and save.
7. You can log back in to your account to add additional images to your entry at any time but please be aware that you will only be able to amend and add entries for the current month.
8. Take a look at your images in our Photographic Competition Gallery (please note that your entry must be approved by a member of our team before it is displayed and this will normally take one working day).

A winning and highly commended photograph will be selected for each of the above categories as well as an overall winner selected from the six category winners.

• Portrait – James Nash, Wildlife Artist
• Action – James Paterson, Photographer
• Working relationship – Andy Hinton, Curator at Hawk Conservancy Trust
• Flora and fauna – Guy Edwardes, Wildlife Photographer
• In the wild – Oliver Smart, Wildlife Photographer
• Impression – Paul Durrant, Designer

The overall winner will be selected by TV presenter, zoologist and president of the Hawk Conservancy Trust, Chris Packham. Winners will be announced in the spring of 2018, following the close of the competition.

Please take a look through the below questions before you submit your entries. If you have any further questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the 2016 Photographic Competition; you certainly gave our judges a tough time!

Take a look at the winning and highly commended images from each of the six categories on our results page. The overall winner of the competition, as selected by Trust President Chris Packham, will be announced at our Members’ Night on Saturday 17 June.