Behind Bars (Grey heron), London, © Daniel Trim

The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2019 have picked Daniel Trim as their overall winner with the image 'Behind Bars' which shows a Grey Heron in the morning light, hunting for breakfast under a bridge. 

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The awards celebrate both the work of amateur and professional photographers and winning images are chosen from thousands of entries in fifteen separate categories including a category for film and two junior categories to encourage young people to connect with nature through photography.

Garden Spider (Garden spider), my back garden, Reading, Berkshire, © Alan Smith

Other category winners include: 

• URBAN WILDLIFE: Behind Bars (Grey heron), London, Daniel Trim
• ANIMAL PORTRAITS: Peering Through the Darkness (Small-spotted catshark), Loch Fyne, Argyll and Bute, Mark Kirkland
• ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR: Common Swift Skimming The Water (Common Swift), Norwich, Norfolk, Robin Chittenden
• HIDDEN BRITAIN: Garden Spider (Garden spider), my back garden, Reading, Berkshire, Alan Smith
• COAST AND MARINE: Overall Coast & Marine Category Winner - Coast and Marine Scotland Winner Seal in Seaweed Garden (Grey seal), Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute, Alex Mustard
• COAST AND MARINE ENGLAND CATEGORY WINNER: Stalked Jellyfish and Rissoa Snail, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, Paul Pettitt
• COAST AND MARINE NORTHERN IRELAND & COAST OF IRELAND CATEGORY WINNER: Mauve Stinger, Malin Beg, Donegal, County Donegal, Ireland, Trevor Rees
• COAST AND MARINE WALES CATEGORY WINNER: Plaice Face (Plaice), Criccieth Beach, Gwynedd, Mark Thomas
• WILD WOODS: Welcome to Narnia (European larch), The Roaches, Upper Hulme, Staffordshire, Dave Fieldhouse
• HABITAT: Brighter Skies on the Horizon (Rock dove or feral pigeon), Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, Rich Bunce
• BOTANICAL BRITAIN: Amongst Emerald Depths (Bluebell; Mare’s Tail), Worton Woods, Oxfordshire, Jack Mortimer
• BLACK AND WHITE: Marbled White In Grass (Marbled White), Darley Bridge, Derbyshire, Nicholas Court
• BRITISH SEASONS: (X4 IMAGES IN THE SERIES) Seasonal Blue Tit (Blue Tit), Rendham, Suffolk, Paul Sawer
• DOCUMENTARY SERIES: (X6 IMAGES IN THE SERIES) Britain’s Most Loved Mammal (European Hedgehog), Various Locations, Cornwall, Lawrie Brailey
• WILDLIFE IN HD VIDEO: Dancing Spiders (Zebra Spider), Marlow, Buckinghamshire, Tom Hartwell
• WINNER 12-18 YEARS: Spiny Starfish, Falmouth, Cornwall, Jacob Guy (Age 18)
• WINNER UNDER 12 YEARS: In the Spotlight (Razorbill), Skokholm Island, Pembrokeshire, Ollie Teasdale (Age 10)

Coast and Marine Wales Category Winner Plaice Face (Plaice), Criccieth Beach, Gwynedd, © Mark Thomas

You can view all of the winning images, including the video winner and a selection of highly commended entries, on the British Wildlife Photography Awards website. 

The accompanying book - British Wildlife Photography Awards 10 - is available now on Amazon. 

To see last year's winners, have a read of this: Ghostly Flight-Paths Of Bats Photo Wins The British Wildlife Photography Awards 2018