March 2023 Photography Competition Results

March 2023 Photography Competition Results

John Cobham

The month of March marks the beginning of Spring!

This month we have seen the return of the long awaited, longer days and warmer weather. As the weather changes we have seen the wildlife return to our nature reserves, and it has been fantastic!

Our photo competition theme this month was ‘signs of Spring’, and our fantastic photographers have managed to capture the very best of Spring!

We have received so many wonderful entries this month, however there can only be one winner! As always it was a very difficult choice however, after much deliberation the winner of March’s photography competition is… John Cobham!

Frog and Frog Spawn

John Cobham

This incredible image was a firm favourite with all our Judges, with one explaining:

“I loved the composition of the photo – the way the frogspawn with its mottled, brown-green and black centres, was exactly the same colour of the mottled marking on the frog, its expression, and the perfect whiteness of its throat”

The Nesting Nuthatch

Leah Taylor

Second place goes to Leah Taylor with her incredible image of a nesting Nuthatch! This lovely photo captures the Nuthatch peering from its nest at the awaiting photographer below, wonderful!

Blackthorn Blossom

Gregory S Phillipson

In third place we have Gregory S Phillipson with his lovely photo of Blackthorn blossom reaching for the sky! Our Judges loved how the blossom takes centre stage against the blurred background.

A huge thank you to everyone who sent in their wonderful images! The winner will be contacted via email with details of how to redeem their £100 optics voucher prize.

What do you think?                   

Let us know what you think about the judge’s selections via either our Facebook or Twitter pages.                    

April’s competition is currently open and has the theme of ‘A Bugs Life’. As per 2021 rule changes, photographs can be taken anywhere in the Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside region and are not limited to Lancashire Wildlife Trust nature reserves.             

The deadline for entries is 11:59 pm on 30/04/2023. To enter, email photocomp@lancswt.org.uk (a maximum of three photos per person)

March 2023 Photography Competition - Signs of Spring