{"id":6014,"date":"2025-08-31T11:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T11:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/?page_id=6014"},"modified":"2025-09-11T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:25:16","slug":"parklands-wildlife-photography-competition-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/?page_id=6014","title":{"rendered":"Parklands wildlife photography competition 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wembdon Parish Council thanks those who entered the first Parklands wildlife photography competition, held in July &amp; August 2025. Entrants were invited to submit their best photographs of animals, birds, insects, plant life, flowers, leaves or a favourite view, taken within the Parklands area.<br>Our thanks also go to the independent judge Martyn Bell, of Sedgemoor Camera Club. Prizes were awarded in the following age categories (you can click on each photograph to enlarge it in a new tab):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Child 5-7 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1st prize<br>\u00a325 Amazon voucher<br>Tate Winter, age 7<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"A butterfly by Tate Winter, age 7\" class=\"wp-image-6015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_5_7_1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">(No other entries)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Child 8-11 years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1st prize<br>\u00a325 Amazon voucher<br>Jessica Deards, age 11<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Parklands flowers, by Jessica Deards, age 11\" class=\"wp-image-6018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Child_8_11_1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">(No other entries)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Adult 18+<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1st prize<br>\u00a325 Amazon voucher<br>Sophie Bailey<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Young girl with fledgling bird perched on handlebar , by Sophie Bailey\" class=\"wp-image-6022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2nd prize<br>\u00a315 Amazon voucher<br>Sophie Bailey<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fledgling bird perched on handlebar, by Sophie Bailey\" class=\"wp-image-6026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">3rd prize<br>\u00a310 Amazon voucher<br>Andreea Olaru<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Butterfly on leaf, by Andreea Olaru\" class=\"wp-image-6024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_3-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">4th prize<br>\u00a35 Amazon voucher<br>Terrence Peppin<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4-1024x756.jpg\" alt=\"Closeup of bee on flower, by Terrence Peppin\" class=\"wp-image-6025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4-1536x1134.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025_Adult_4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There were no entries in the categories <em>Child 12-14 years<\/em> and<em> Child 15-17 years<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wembdon Parish Council thanks those who entered the first Parklands wildlife photography competition, held in July &amp; August 2025. Entrants were invited to submit their best photographs of animals, birds, insects, plant life, flowers, leaves or a favourite view, taken within the Parklands area.Our thanks also go to the independent judge Martyn Bell, of Sedgemoor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6014","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6014"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6053,"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6014\/revisions\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wembdonparish.gov.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}