More than 14,000 images were submitted by amateur and professional photographers.
A spectacular picture of a football covered in barnacles has been unveiled as the winner of this year’s British Wildlife Photography Awards.
The image was chosen from more than 14,000 submissions from amateur and professional photographers.
The winning image was taken by Ryan Stalker and also won in the Coast and Marine category.
“Above the water is just a football. But below the waterline is a colony of creatures,” Mr Stalker said.
“The football was washed up in Dorset after making a huge ocean journey across the Atlantic. More rubbish in the sea could increase the risk of more creatures making it to our shores and becoming invasive species.”
The RSPB Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award went to Max Wood for his picture of a coot running across a misty lake at sunrise.
Here are the other winners:
Animal Behaviour winner
Three Frogs in Amplexus by Ian Mason, taken in Perthshire.
Animal Portraits winner
Mark Williams’ Starling at Night, showing a common starling in Solihull.
Botanical Britain winner
Jason McCombe won with his picture of slime mould in Essex.
Black and White winner
Raven Above Arran by Robin Dodd won in the black and white category.
