Swinton Watch

Capture the essence of Swinton Estate by entering the Swinton Watch photography competition with your finest rural photos.

The Swinton Estate is one of England’s largest privately owned Estates spanning over 20,000 acres of glorious Yorkshire countryside. Land management and bio-diversity, protecting and enhancing habitats for indigenous wildlife, and continuing on our sustainability journey are key parts of the Swinton Estate’s ethos. We want to encourage as many guests, visitors, and local companies to embark on their own sustainability journey, and what better way than to invite you to send us your best photographs celebrating the rural landscape that is our home in our seasonal #SwintonWatch competition.

We hope this initiative will help us continue to raise awareness of Swinton Nourish, our corporate sustainability partnership programme, and celebrate our award-winning sustainable approach and carbon-neutral status. We would like to receive photographs of the flora and fauna that call Swinton Estate home.

A winner will be chosen from each of the three age brackets below. Winners will see their work celebrated and receive a Swinton Estate experience.

Enter below or via Instagram #SwintonWatch. Runs 20th March – 20th June. Parkland pass required when visiting the Swinton Park Hotel Parkland & Gardens. Start snapping!

Age brackets

Up to age eleven: Winner will receive a Family Falconry Experience for a family of four
Ages twelve to eighteen: Winner will receive two places on a cookery course
Nineteen and up: Winner a seasonal lunch for two in The Terrace Restaurant & Bar

Rules

Submit your entry via Instagram or the submission form on this page. Use the categories below to guide your photography.
Images must be taken on the Swinton Estate. A Parkland Pass will be required for access to the Parkland & Gardens. No pass is required for access to Swinton Bivouac and the wider Estate.
You can enter as many times as you like.
Any imagery submitted to this competition may be shared by the Swinton Estate across any of its marketing channels.
When visiting the Swinton Estate, please respect the wildlife that calls the Swinton Estate home. Please do not leave designated footpaths as you risk disturbing ground nesting birds. Please keep dogs on a leash and adhere to The Countryside Code.

Rules for Instagram submission

Post image on Instagram
Tag and follow @SwintonEstate
Use hashtag #SwintonWatch
Include your age category in the caption

Categories

Photos entered in to the competition should align with the categories below. A winner for each of these categories will be identified per age bracket, from which an overall winner will be chosen per age bracket.