Kippax Wildlife Competition!

How the competition works

 

1. Choose which category describes you and your garden best: K - Kids, I - Insects, P - Pots and Plants, P - Pools of water, A - Animals, X  Exciting!

 

 

2. Entries to be submitted via our online form between the 1st August and the 20th August 2025, where you'll be asked a few questions and have the opportunity to upload 3 photos to represent your entry - which must have been taken in the last 12 months.


 

3.Three finalists from each category will be selected by our panel of judges, who will receive a visit from the KPC judges to see your wildlife garden in person. We will take a few pictures which will then be used for the final vote.

 

 

4.The winner will be announced following the next Youth and Leisure meeting where we can celebrate the wonderful creations we have seen around Kippax. 

 

 

 

 

Rules and Regualtions

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 20th August 2025 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 by this point in time.

Kippax Parish Council 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 must have been taken in the last 12 months. Submit your garden using this link/form, where you'll be asked a few questions regarding your wildlife garden.

There will be a winner from each category who will receive a prize. 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: up to 18 finalists will be chosen by the judging panel at Kippax Parish Council, 3 from each category. Food growing is encouraged for each category. 

Each of the finalists will be visited by the selected KPC judges. The finalists must be available for a visit in selected dates in August. 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 the final vote.

The final winners will be selected after our visits have completed and notified via email shortly after.

One entry is allowed per person/community group/educational setting per category. You can enter up to three categories in the competition, you can only select one category at a time.

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 Kippax.

The decision of Kippax Parish Council is final.