Wild and Free in LBBD
Each year the Barking & Dagenham Park Ranger Service invites local residents to share their experiences of LBBD’s parks through the Wild & Free Photo Competition.
Show us your wild side and connect with nature in Barking & Dagenham’s parks!
Enter and you might even be lucky enough to have your
photo featured in the 2026
calendar!
2025 Calendar Winners
We are delighted to reveal our 2025 #WildFreeLBBD Winners Calendar!
Visit our calendar page to download the full 2025 calendar and to see all past calendars.
The 2025 photography competition is now OPEN!
Now It’s Your Turn!
This year we want to see how you connect with wildlife and nature and enjoy the wild spaces of Barking & Dagenham’s parks.
Share your photos with us using #WildFreeLBBD
Winners will be announced in December and shortlisted photos will feature in the 2026 Calendar.
Now It’s Your Turn!
Think about underrated wildlife that is often overlooked because it may be:
- missed because of seasonality/short appearance timescale or nocturnal
- overlooked, ignored or neglected due to small size
- very common, so considered ‘boring’
- has bad reputation or seen as a weed/pest
- unseen or unnoticed because of camouflage making it ‘invisible’ or hidden in plain sight
So, what are you waiting for? Go Wild!
Share using #WildFreeLBBD
Follow us on X: @BDParkRangers
Email to: Rangers@lbbd.gov.uk
#WildFreeLBBD Competition Rules
- Have fun! Get outdoors to explore and enjoy nature in the borough’s many beautiful parks and open spaces
- Stay safe – always tell someone where you are going and be aware of your surroundings at all times
- Always respect nature and wildlife
- Act responsibly and have consideration for the needs of other visitors
- Competition photographs must have been taken in parks within the Borough of Barking & Dagenham
- Photographs taken in previous years can be submitted. Please indicate when and where the photograph was taken
- The overall winner will be voted for by a panel of judges
- The shortlisted images selected by the judges will appear in the Wild & Free LBBD Calendar for the subsequent year
- You can enter up to a maximum of five photos per competition year
The closing date for entries is midnight on 31st October