Team Wilder Wildlife Gardening Competition 2024 T&Cs

Please read these competition rules carefully. By entering this competition, you are confirming you have read, understood and agreed to these terms and conditions. 

Entries for this competition must be submitted before the stated closing date of 31 July 2024 at 23.59 hours. After this time and date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice, any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible and outlined in this page.

When entering the competition, photos or videos must have been taken in the last 12 months. Submit your garden using this form, where you'll be asked a few questions regarding your wildlife gardening practices. 

There will be a winner from each category. There will be a winning prize for each category and an outstanding achievement award. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable and must not be re-sold. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

How winners will be chosen: 9 finalists will be chosen by the judging panel at AWT, 3 from each category: Individual (front or back garden, balcony or patio at home) Community (community garden or public open space managed by a community group) Education facility (primary school, secondary school, college or university). Food growing is encouraged for each category. The outstanding achievement award will be chosen by ATW staff members, based on the judging criteria.

Each of the finalists will be visited by the Team Wilder Community Ecologist, a photographer and possibly another AWT staff member. The finalists must be available for a visit in selected dates in August/September. If a date cannot be agreed upon, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize and pick a replacement winner and an alternative finalist will be selected. A case study will be created from the visit to highlight the wildlife features and photo selected for public vote.

The final winners will be selected via public vote and notified via email shortly after the public vote. The voting for individual gardens, community spaces and schools will take place 1-15 October. One vote per person/email address is permitted for each category.

One entry is allowed per person/community group/educational setting per category. Only one category may be entered at one given time, you can only select one category at a time.

Each person/ address that enters will receive a digital certificate. You are encouraged to print this out at home.

If consent to share entries on social media and in the magazine is granted, photos will be kept on record with the name of the participant for use in future marketing materials. If no consent is given, entries will be deleted after all winners have been notified and claimed their prize.

The competition is open to all residents of the UK mainland in Avon, except for employees and the families of Avon Wildlife Trust.

The decision of Avon Wildlife Trust is final.

Last Updated 13.05.24

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