A huge thank you to everyone who entered our Summer Space to Thrive Photography competition, on the theme Bees, Pollinators and Insects. There were so many fantastic entries, the judges had a difficult job to choose.
All entries were anonymised and shared with our judges to draw up a shortlist before going on to decide the final seven.
After some debate five winners were selected from Category 1: Nature on Show; highlighting bees, pollinators or insects doing what they do best.
There were a further two winners from Category 2: Bee-ing inspired; showing key habitats of bees, pollinators or insects. This section also included artwork and activities that inspire people to support these amazing creatures.
A big thank you to all our judges:
Councillor Rose Moore – the Cabinet Member for Greening Chelmsford
Brian Spencer – The Chairman of Chelmsford Beekeepers, who also support the beehive in the Museum of Chelmsford
Tony Briggs – Photographer and entrepreneur of Plan BEE bringing beehives to businesses.
For the shortlisting round, the fourth judge was our Parks and Green Spaces Volunteer leader.
Now it is over to you, we want you to vote for your favourite image from all seven of the finalists. Voting will be open from 23 July till midnight on 5 August 2025. The overall winner will be announced on Friday 8 August 2025.
Click here to vote for your favourite image.
You can see all winning entries below and on the voting form. Images shown are in no particular order.
