Native Wildlife Trust’s award-winning photographers topped

A standard frog captured in a golden pool has taken the highest prize in a wildlife pictures contest.

The picture of the amphibian was taken by Peter Smith at Letcombe Valley in Oxfordshire.

The photographer leapfrogged the competitors within the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust’s pictures contest.

There had been eight extra winners in classes starting from “nature on your doorstep” to “mobile phone photography”.

Reflecting on his profitable snap, Mr Smith mentioned: “I knew that common frogs congregate every year to breed in a small pond at Letcombe, but no one knows exactly when they will do so, only that it is usually in February.

“So I stored a watch on the native nature reviews for any trace of it beginning, in addition to visiting Letcombe a number of occasions till I lastly received the fitting day.

“I managed to capture this individual in the late afternoon sun with the reflections from the background foliage making the water appear golden.”

He acquired a wise bird-feeder digital camera and bird-feeding goodies and together with all different winners he’ll get the prospect to tackle a wildlife pictures masterclass.

Their pictures can even seem within the Wildlife Trust’s calendar for 2026.

A panel of judges went by means of greater than 250 images to decide on their winners for this yr’s competitors.