The winners of Blaenau Gwent Council’s annual biodiversity photography competition – SNAP – have been announced.
SNAP aims to get people of all ages outdoors and closer to nature. It is also a great way to record the rich biodiversity you can find across the county borough.
Hundreds of entries were received for this year’s competition. The photographs were all of an extremely high standard and displayed the variety of wildlife that can be found across Blaenau Gwent.
Mike Warburton was named Overall Winner for his picture of ‘the silver fox’ at Silent Valley Nature Reserve near Cwm.
Councillor Don Wilcox, Blaenau Gwent Council’s Executive Member for Regeneration and Biodiversity Champion said: “This is a great way to promote the wide diversity of wildlife in Blaenau Gwent as well as helping to record it so we can focus our conservation efforts and, of course, it gets local people out there to enjoy what’s right on their doorstep.”
The full list of SNAP 2010 winners are:
11 years and under
- First – Reagan-Leigh Griffith (Toadstools)
12-17 years
- First – Bethan Warburton (Blue Tit)
- Second – Bethan Warburton (Grey Squirrel)
- Third – Danny Beaton (Field Cob Webs)
18 years and over
- First – Mike Warburton (Black Redstart)
- Second – Gary Howells (Scarce Blue Tailed Damselfly)
- Third – Gary Howells/Mike Warburton (Small Skippers/Fox Cubs)
Winter Wildlife
- First – Mike Warburton (Silver Fox (Christmas card)
- Highly commended – Jane Corey (Snow Covered Oak Trees at Sunrise)
Schools
- First – Abertillery Comprehensive School
- Second – Bryngwyn Primary School, Six Bells
- Highly commended – Georgetown Primary School/Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg
Overall Winner
- Mike Warburton (Silver Fox)
