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Photo Competition

Love nature and photography?

This summer, we are inviting amateur photographers to take part in our exciting photography competition for a chance to win a fantastic prize! Your photo will be featured on the County Council website and social media, and on the cover of the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

What’s up for grabs?

The top prize includes a one-night stay for up to 3 people in a luxury pod at Holme Pierrepont Country Park, and your winning image will appear on the front cover of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy.

Who’s judging?

Our expert panel includes representatives from Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Nottingham City Council, and the Chair of Nottinghamshire County Council.

How to enter:

Submit a photograph that captures the essence of Nottinghamshire’s natural environment, within our City, towns and villages and the surrounding countryside. Your photo can be of a general landscape or focus on a particular animal or plant species native to Nottinghamshire. Photos can include people enjoying the natural environment, but this must be with their permission.

Include a short paragraph explaining where the photo was taken and why it represents nature in our county. The following key habitats should be focussed on:

  • Water and Wetland
  • Urban Nature
  • Farmland
  • Grassland
  • Woodland
  • Heathland



Please use the form below to submit your entry by 11.59pm 29th August 2025.

The winner will be announced by the end of September 2025.

There is a limit of one entry per person. Please see full Terms & Conditions.

For queries about entering the competition, or if you are having difficulties uploading your photo please contact us at LNRSNN@nottscc.gov.uk.

Turn your passion into a prize—get involved and help showcase the beauty of Nottinghamshire’s natural spaces!

About the photo

Where was your photo taken (be as specific as possible)?

Why does your photo represent nature in our county?

About you

Please upload your photo by clicking here


Your personal information is captured, held and processed by Participatr Limited for the purposes of this project only. Participatr Limited has created and launched this engagement platform on behalf of Nottinghamshire County Council and we have collaborated to decide how personal information is captured, held, processed and analysed.  Nottinghamshire County Council is the data controller for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Your name and email address is used to identify you as an individual participant and contact you in the event that your are successful. All of your personal information is held in a secure database on a server located in the United Kingdom. For more information about how we use your personal information, please visit the Nottinghamshire County Council privacy policy.