{"id":20584,"date":"2020-03-13T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T04:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=20584"},"modified":"2020-03-12T16:34:33","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T16:34:33","slug":"national-parks-photography-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/national-parks-photography-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"National Parks Photography Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The UK National Parks and Campaign for National Parks have chosen the winner and runners up of its joint photography competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around the theme of a \u2018Inspired By Nature\u2019, the competition drew around 1,700 entries from across the 15 National Parks in the UK via social media. Outstanding wildlife shots, landscapes and people blew away the judges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dramatic winning shot, from Pete Stevens, depicts the spectacle of the natural world as a rare osprey swoops in on its prey in the Cairngorms National Park.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Winner “Breakfast to take away” Pete Stevens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Pete said: \u201cI’ve always loved being out and about in Scotland and having spent a lot of time in Aviemore and the Cairngorms as I’ve grown up have being able to keep an eye on how the Osprey numbers have grown as the National Park and other bodies such as the RSPB have increased awareness and protection for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLast year was the first chance I had ever had to photograph the Ospreys and it was a brilliant experience which I hope to repeat this summer and in the future.\u201d The shot was taken at around 6am from a hide overlooking a loch where the birds take fish to return to the nests to feed their young before the long journey back to Africa at the end of the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grant Moir CEO of the Cairngorms National Park Authority said, \u201cI am delighted that Pete was able to visit the Cairngorms National Park and get this winning photo.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe work with our partners in Cairngorms Nature to conserve and protect our natural heritage, to ensure that residents and visitors alike can experience our world class landscapes and wildlife. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe National Parks across the UK each have their own unique needs and challenges when it comes to conserving nature. They are full of people with great expertise and local knowledge who are working tirelessly to support nature and protect the land for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Runner up “Kinder downfall” Sam Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

However, Campaign for National Parks points out that nature is in crisis and that National Parks have a critical role to play in providing safe spaces for nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Hall of Campaign for National Parks, and competition judge, said: \u201cThere is something about nature that moves the soul and enriches our lives. But the reality is that some of the amazing moments captured throughout this competition will be denied the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope that people looking at this shortlist, sees the urgent need to treasure the natural world, to get out, feel inspired, but also to do more to protect and improve our National Parks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UK National Parks and Campaign for National Parks have chosen the winner and runners up of its joint photography competition.\u00a0 Around the theme of a \u2018Inspired By Nature\u2019, the competition drew around 1,700 entries from across the 15 National Parks in the UK via social media. Outstanding wildlife shots, landscapes and people blew away the judges. The dramatic winning shot, from Pete Stevens, depicts the spectacle of the natural world as a rare osprey swoops in on its prey in the Cairngorms National Park. Pete said: \u201cI’ve always loved being out and about in Scotland and having spent a…<\/span> <\/p>\n

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