Young Reporters for the Environment winners announced
27 May 2025
The winners of this year's Young Reporters for the Environment competition have been announced.
Once again we received a fantastic range of brilliant entries, all telling a story of environmental issues through photography, written and video submissions.
The winners are:
- Single Photo: 10 and Under - Megan McKenzie with "Fairy Forest"
- Single Photo: 11 to 14 - Alana Loy with "A View Across the Clyde"
- Single Photo: 15 to 18 - Archie Shepherd with "One Hidden Frog"
- Single Photo: 19 to 25 - Lauren Adamson with "Free Spirit"
- Photo Story: 10 and Under - Rex Davidson-Kelly with "Beautiful Gullane Beach"
- Photo Story: 11 to 14 - Poppy Davidson-Kelly with "On Top of Traprain Law"
- Video Report: 11 to 14 - Cramond Climate Justice Group with "Here's Our Solution"
- Video Report: 15 to 18 - Renfrewshire Climate Champions with "Closed loop recycling, a visit to ENVA"
- Video Campaign: 11 to 14 - Group 1, Arrochar Primary School with "Tell Me What You See"
- Video Campaign: 15 to 18 - Group 4: Skylarks from the RSPB Network with "Skylarks"
- Written Report: 11 to 14 - Cara Walker with "Online Influencing of Overconsumption"
- Written Report: 15 to 18 - Isla Mearns with "Farmed Scottish Salmon Issue"
Catriona Rae, our Senior Education and Learning Officer, said: “Every year we are blown away by the amazing entries we receive from young people all over Scotland who show just how passionate they are about environmental issues through writing, photography and videos.
“It’s never easy to select a winner out of such brilliant submissions and the wider Keep Scotland Beautiful team all cast their votes to choose who deserved the top prize.
“I’d like to congratulate all our other winners and entrants for their fantastic pieces. We have been running this competition for a number of years now and it’s amazing to see such continued passion and enthusiasm from young people all over the country.”
Young Reporters for the Environment is an environmental journalism programme and competition that gives young people the opportunity to speak on environmental issues they feel strongly about through writing, photography, and videos.
Thanks to sponsorship from HP, winning entries in the Single Photo category will be published in our first ever Keep Scotland Beautiful calendar, celebrating the diverse beauty of Scotland, from towns and villages to hills and fields, school gardens, allotments and parks.
Each winning photographer will receive a cash prize of £25 along with a copy of the calendar.
This year we are celebrating 30 years of Eco-Schools and Young Reporters for the Environment, with visits to schools across the country.
Our Climate Action Schools programme, funded by the Scottish Government, provides a positive driver and demonstrator for schools towards achieving Target 2030.
