Tree photography competition winners receive their prizes

Published: 15 December 2022

The winners have received their prizes in a photography competition to capture people’s favourite trees in Exeter.

The competition was run by Exeter City Council, with prizes donated by Devon Tree Services.

The junior winner was 14-year-old Holly Worth, with a delightful picture of sun streaming through trees in Cowick Barton Playing Fields. She was also runner-up with her second submission of a shot in the park.

She was presented with her prizes - framed photographs of her winning entries, plus a Haynes manual for trees, by Cllr Ruth Williams, Lead Councillor for Recycling, Waste Management and Waterways.

The winning entry for the adults section came from Jez Winship, whose stunning image of sun streaming through a golden-leaved ash tree outside Exeter Library won him the overall prize, a framed picture of his image and a Haynes manual for frees.

Tracy Jewell’s image of sun shining through oak trees in Stoke Woods was the runner-up, narrowly missing out on the top prize by just two points.

The competition attracted some 73 entries and some quality photographs of trees throughout the city.

Recently, Exeter was revealed as the top city in the UK for green spaces and tree canopy cover in the city centre.

The photography competition was organised in the run up to National Tree Week and pictures had to be taken after 24 October 2022. It is the third year the City Council has run the popular competition.