A picture of a herring gull braving the "power, chaos and intensity" of the sea has won the top prize at this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards. The striking picture by Steve Young, from St Mary's on the Isles of Scilly, scooped the £5,000 prize from among thousands of shots taken by photographers across the UK.
Competition judge Greg Armfield, from WWF, described the winning picture of the herring gull as "a unique and striking image, one that captures perfectly the power, chaos and intensity of the ocean as it surrounds the majestic gull".
Fellow judge Tom Hind, from Getty Images, said: "I like the defiance in this shot - the gull's refusal to be moved in the face of this crashing wave seems to sum up a peculiarly British stoicism. It's also a great example of how the commonplace can be transformed in a judicious moment."
The award for Young British Wildlife Photographer was won by 14-year-old Adam Hawtin, from Packwood, Solihull, for his picture of a blue leaf-beetle
Dragonflies in dew, a picture taken by Lynne Newton which has won the Hidden Britain category at the British Wildlife Photography Awards
This picture mountain hare was taken by Marcin Zagorski, who has won the Animal Portraits category at the British Wildlife Photography Awards
Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) with Northern Rail train on viaduct, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, which won the Urban Wildlife award for Terry Whittaker at the British Wildlife Photography Awards
A photo of a wood mouse taken by Phillip Thomas which won the Wildlife in my Backyard category at the British Wildlife Photography Awards
A category introduced to mark this year's International Year of Biodiversity was won by Geoff Simpson, from High Peak, Derbyshire, for his shot of a male sand lizard - the rarest lizard in the UK
A special award for a portfolio of pictures was won by Terry Whittaker, from Folkestone, for his photographs documenting a water-vole reintroduction scheme by the Wildwood Trust, Kent
Another of Terry Whittaker's pictures of the water vole re-introduction scheme
A photograph of a coot taken by Thomas Littlewood from Athelstan Community Primary School in Leeds, who has won the School Youth and Community Group award at the British Wildlife Photography Awards
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