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.

By: Tracy Lee

Title: Bee in my garden

Category 1


 

By: Ruth S Hart

Title: Busy as a bee

Category 1


 

By: Rosie Micallef

Title: Galleywood Common

Category 2


 

By: Jon Wade

Title: Jon’s Wildlife Pond

Category 2


 

By: Helen Anderson

Category 1


 

By: @reallynosuchthingasbadweather

Category 1


 

By: Finley Cave

Category 1


 

All seven of these fantastic images will be displayed in our outdoor pollinator gallery, from 8 August till 2 September 2025, in Oaklands Park gardens, the grounds of the iconic Museum of Chelmsford

If you plan to visit the Museum and its grounds on the 8 August, please try to use public transport as parking on site will be extremely limited.

For reference the competitions original page with terms and conditions can be found here

 

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