Young photographers are being encouraged to capture life around Denbighshire’s many wildflower meadows.
Denbighshire County Council has launched a Schools Wildflower Meadow Photography Competition as wildflowers across the region begin to bloom.
In 2019 the council declared a climate and nature emergency with the aim to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
One of its first actions was to start managing some of our grassland for wildflower meadow creation across the county. The aim of the project is to restore and increase the amount of habitat available throughout the county for pollinators and wildlife.
This project also brings many benefits or ‘ecosystem services’ to residents in the county, such as reduced flooding, improved air quality, and air cooling.
Budding young nature and photography enthusiasts are encouraged to take a photograph of one of our wildflower meadows, a school meadow or community nature reserve site.
Photos can be of the whole site or of a tiny part such as an insect, flower or grass species, it’s up to the photographer to pick their favoured subject to make the best photograph. Each entrant needs to write something about their photo or find a quote that compliments the photo.
The winning entries will be printed up to A2 size and put on the walls outside the council chamber in County Hall, Ruthin. All the winners will be invited to attend a council meeting to receive their prizes and see their pictures on the wall.
Winners will receive a selection of environmental books for their school and a smaller version of the image will be available for the winner to put up at home or school.
Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “Pupils across Denbighshire have a really good understanding of how climate change is impacting on their lives. They have great ideas and carry out a lot of good work themselves, many have supported us in creating wildflower meadows across Denbighshire.
“We want to open the floor to them through this competition to really see what our meadows mean to them through the lens they will see them through. I look forward to seeing the entries from our fantastic youngsters across the county.”
* For more information on how to enter the competition please visit this link - www.denbighshire.gov.uk/wildflower-meadow-photography-competition
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