Wildlife Exhibition returning to Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery is hosting the National History Museum’s 52nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition which features awe-inspiring images of animal behaviour and natural landscapes.

The show, which won critical acclaim when it premiered in London, opens in the city on Saturday, July 15 running until Sunday, October 8.

Last year’s exhibition attracted thousands of visitors to the Lichfield Street gallery.

Councillor John Reynolds, City of Wolverhampton Council Cabinet Member for City Economy, said: “It’s no understatement to describe last year’s exhibition as breathtaking and I am so delighted the gallery is hosting the Natural History Museum’s 52nd Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition this summer.

“It attracted lots of visitors last year and I would urge anyone, young and old, to come and make the most of a major London exhibition on their doorstep.”

Among the photographs on display is Ganesh H Shankar’s ‘Eviction Attempt’, winner in the Birds category, which shows a parakeet attempting to dislodge a monitor lizard from its nest.

From the 10 years and under category Dhyeh Shah’s ‘Golden Relic’ is a rare sighting of the endangered golden langur.

Winner of the 11-14 category, Louis Pattyn’s ‘Kid’s Play’ shows a young ibex playing with its family in the Swiss Alps.

Agorastos Papatsanis’s ‘Fairy-tale Forest’ is an artistic vision of mushrooms growing underground.

A humpback whale playing off the Norwegian Coast is the subject of Audun Rikardsen’s ‘Arctic Showtime’.

Willem Kruger’s ‘Termite Tossing’ offers a close-up of a yellow-billed hornbill flicking up its food before eating it.

Closer to home, Sam Hobson captured the inquisitive nature of the urban red fox on the prowl in Bristol in ‘Nosy Neighbour’.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is one of the longest running and most renowned photography competitions in the world.

This year it received over 40,000 submissions from amateur and professional photographers, from more than 95 countries.

The best images submitted are selected to form the exhibition, which tours venues around the world helping to ensure that biodiversity and sustainability remain at the forefront of public awareness.

Tickets cost £4 for adults and £2 for children, while family tickets start from £6.

Season tickets are available for people who want to make multiple visits.

Advance tickets for weekends are available from The Ticket Factory.