It’s time again to dust off your camera and take part in the annual OVA photo competition. There are two categories that you can enter: 

• Children (15 years old or younger, as of September 30th, 2025)
• Adults (16 years or older, as of September 30th, 2025)

The closing date for this competition is the 30th of September 2025. All entries must be submitted via email to [email protected] or by direct message to the editor on Facebook.  Each entry must include contact details (name, phone, email), the date of the photograph and the location where the photograph was taken. The winners will be announced in October and included in the winter Newsletter.  Winners will receive a £50 RSPB voucher, while each runner-up will receive a £25 voucher.

We are looking for photographs of any flora, fauna or fungi taken anywhere between Exmouth to Sidmouth and from Ottery St. Mary to Budleigh Salterton. Photographs must be taken in the defined competition timeline (July 1st to September 30th).  Anyone who is a member of either the OVA Facebook group, or the OVA charity can take part. People can submit up to 5 photographs maximum. Judge’s decisions will be final. NO disturbance of habitats is allowed in the taking of pictures. Indeed, for certain species it is illegal to do this. Pictures will be judged in digital form.