In pictures: Insect close-up wins wildlife photo contest

Image source, Harry Berks

Image caption, Harry Berks took his winning shot at Lamb's Pool nature reserve, near Banbury

A photograph capturing a white-legged damselfly's face has been crowned overall winner in a wildlife charity's photography competition.

Harry Berks, 24, from Banbury, took the winning shot at Lamb's Pool nature reserve in Oxfordshire.

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust challenged nature lovers of all ages to take pictures at one its 86 reserves or in their community.

Images were selected in 12 categories, including birds, reptiles and fungi.

Image source, Jessica Crumpton

Image caption, Jessica Crumpton won the reptiles, amphibians and fish category with this picture of a bathing frog at Letcombe Valley nature reserve, near Wantage

Image source, Paul Olive

Image caption, Paul Olive scooped the flora category with this detailed shot showing the deadly tentacles of a carnivorous plant near Boxford in Berkshire

Image source, Fern

Image caption, The winner of this year's children's category was nine-year-old Fern from Oxfordshire, with a pin-sharp picture of a yellow-and-black hoverfly drinking nectar from a pink scabious flower

Image source, Gill Cornelius

Image caption, Winner in the nature reserves category was Gill Cornelius with her photo of Grangelands and The Rifle Range at Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire

Image source, Danny Kidby-Hunter

Image caption, A dramatic shot of a heron silhouetted on water saw Danny Kidby-Hunter win the Urban category

Image source, Andrew Kelsick

Image caption, Andrew Kelsick's photograph of a bank vole at Warburg nature reserve, Henley-on-Thames, scooped the mammals category

Image source, Colin Lamb

Image caption, This year鈥檚 contest saw 454 photographs submitted. - all category winners will have their photo included in the trust's 2024 calendar

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