Photography Themes

Welcome! Each month we will announce a new theme and welcome photographers of all abilities to submit up to 5 entries each to the following email address: hhp@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.

Some images will be featured on our website, social media platforms, notice boards around the visitor centre and in our monthly newsletter. Please read through the full terms & conditions that can be found below before sending us your work.

Photography Theme T Cs 2022

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November's Photography Theme 'Black & White'

Thank you to Katie Pye, Julie and Mic Card for their wonderful photographs!

October's Photography Theme 'Moss, Lichen & Fungi'

We've not had this theme before and the photos we received did not disappoint!

September's Photography Theme 'Close Up of Leaves'

What wonderful photos of leaves we have had submitted this month, really highlighting what you can see if you look closely!

August's Photography Theme 'Light and Shade'

Thank you for all the submissions we have received for this month's theme, they are wonderful, we never tire from seeing the park from different perspectives!

June's Photography Theme 'Wildflowers'

Thank you to Lisa Basham for sending in her beautiful photographs of wildflowers in the park.

May's Photography Theme 'Dogs'

Thank you for all the wonderful photos of dogs this month, they really made us smile!

April's Photography Theme 'Buds & Blossom'

March's Photography Theme - Signs of Spring

Thank you to everyone who sent in photographs this month, Spring is definitely here!

February's Photography Theme - Snowdrops

Thank you for all the wonderful photos of snowdrops we have received this month, stunning as always!

January's Photography Theme - Woodland

Thank you to Natalie McPhee and Margaret Denty for sending in their fabulous photos of the park's woodland.

December's Photography Theme - A Touch of Frost

Thank you to Mike McNamara for sending in his stunning photos of a frosty Houghton Hall Park, we love the snails all huddled together!

November's Photography Theme - Little Details

Thank you for all the amazing photos submitted this month, we love the way everyone has looked at the theme differently!

October's Photography Theme - Cobwebs

Thank you to Carol Butler for sending in her photos of cobwebs outside of the Visitors Centre, they really lent themselves to the Halloween theme of the foyer!

September's Photography Theme - Leaves

Thank you to Claire Denton and Carol Butler for their very seasonal photos of leaves in the park, it's certainly beginning to feel very autumnal!

August's Photography Theme - Mini Beasts

Thank you to Carol Butler for sending in these two fabulous photos of mini beasts in the park.

July's Theme - The kitchen and formal gardens

Thank you to Carol Butler and Laura Gunn for sending in their beautiful photographs of the gardens, they are full of colour at the moment!

April's Photography Theme - Blossom

Thank you to Carol and Rita for sending in some fabulous photos of blossom in the park.

March's Photography Theme - Spring

Thank you for the beautiful photos of Spring in the park sent in by the Chilterns School and Fi age 11, we can't wait to see what you submit next!

February's Photography theme - 'Snowdrops' at Houghton Hall Park

With such a wonderful display of snowdrops in the park this month it was only right that they should be this months photography theme, thank you to everyone who submitted photos they are absolutely stunning!

January's Photography theme - 'Black & White' at Houghton Hall Park

What a wonderful selection of black and white photos we have been sent this month, thank you to everyone who submitted.

December's Photography theme - 'Feeling Festive' at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to Sarah Rose for her wonderful photographs of Rosie the dog and the stunning ice we had in the park in December.

November's Photography theme - 'Weathered Wood' at Houghton Hall Park

Many thanks to Rita and Lisa for the brilliant photos they sent in for November's theme.

October's Photography theme - 'Autumn Leaves' at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to all those who have entered this month's photography theme, it's fantastic to see that this has been a popular theme, we are so pleased to share with you the fantastic submissions below:

September's Photography theme - 'Dogs' at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for all these wonderful entries of dogs in the park, we hope you love them just as much as we do!

August's Photography Theme - 'Light' at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to Sarah Rose for sending in this wonderful photo of the park at sunset.

June's Photography Theme - 'Wildflowers' at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these wonderful entries, we hope you love them just as much as we do! We are so excited to share July's entries with you below:

May's Photography Theme - 'The Meadow' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to Graham Timbs for sharing this photo of his dog Ruby enjoying the beautiful wildflowers of the meadow!

April's Photography Theme - 'Spring Blooms' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to Ruth Melynkowicz and Hayley Hope for sending in their blooming lovely photos!

March's Photography Theme - 'Black & White' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for March's theme, the park takes on a whole new mood in black and white!

February’s Photography Theme - 'Snowdrops' in Houghton Hall Park.

Thank you to everyone who sent in photographs of snowdrops in the park this month, this is always a popular theme and the entries show how stunning the park looks at this time of year.

January’s Photography Theme - 'Wildlife' in Houghton Hall Park.

Thank you to Heather Gill and Rita Egan for sending in these photographs, there are certainly lots of characters in the park!

December’s Photography Theme - 'Feeling Festive' in Houghton Hall Park.

The photos submitted this month certainly have a festive feel, thank you to everyone who sent them in!

November's Photography Theme - 'November Sun' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who sent in their photos this month, there wasn't much sun about but you captured what there was fantastically.

October's Photography Theme - 'Autumn' in Houghton Hall Park

We have been sent lots of wonderful entries for this month's theme which really encapsulate Autumn in the park, thank you to everyone who submitted photos.

September's Photography Theme - 'Dogs' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for the wonderful images of dogs you sent in, we love it that the park is loved by so many of our four legged friends!

August's Photography theme 'Trees in Houghton Hall Park'

Many thanks to everyone who sent us photos of trees in the park this month, they are fantastic and highlight how many wonderful trees we have.

July's Photography Theme 'Mini Beasts' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for the photos that have been sent in this month, we look forward to seeing what you come up with next month.

June's Photography Theme: Flowers in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who send us pictures of flowers in the park this month, they are beautiful.

May's Photography Theme: Connect with Nature in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these wonderful entries, we hope you love them just as much as we do! We are so excited to share May's entries with you below:

April's Photography Theme: Buds and Blossom in Houghton Hall Park

A beautiful set of photographs showing the huge range of buds and blossom in the park, thank you to everyone who took the time to take the photographs and share them with us.

March's Photography Theme: Faces in Nature at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for sending in your photo's for this month's theme, what a lovely bunch of characters we have in the park!

February's Photography Theme: Snowdrops at Houghton Hall Park

What a lovely bunch of snowdrop photos we received this month! Thank you to everyone who sent them in.

January's Photograhy Theme: Birds at Houghton Hall Park

Some great photographs of birds this month, a tricky subject to capture!

December's Photography Theme: Winter Skies at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who entered this month's photography theme, what a wonderful array of winter skies!

November's Photography Theme: 'Little Details' in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who sent us their photographs for November's theme, there are some really imaginative submissions that you may not notice in the park unless you look closely.

October's Photography Theme: Autumn in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos for October's theme of Autumn, we are pleased to share with you the submissions below that really capture autumn in the park.

September's Photography Theme: Dogs in Houghton Hall Park

We received some fabulous photos of dogs in the park this month, thank you to everyone who sent them in.

August's Photography Theme: Picture Perfect at Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who sent in photographs for this months theme, we've received some great photos that promote the park fantastically.

July's Photography Theme: Sunlight in Houghton Hall Park

Thankfully July has been full of sunlight and we have received many different interpretations of the theme this month.

June's Photography Theme: Trees in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who submitted these fabulous entries, we certainly have a good selection of trees to choose from in the park!

May's Photography Theme 'Wildflowers in Houghton Hall Park'

Thank you for these wonderful entries, we hope you love them just as much as we do! We are so excited to share May's entries with you below:

April's Photography Theme 'Thank you Keyworkers'

Thank you for everyone who sent us photographs for this month's theme, it's great to see that we can still enjoy the park during lockdown and also say thank you to those who are still working,

March's Photography Theme: Black and White in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for everyone who sent us photographs for this month's theme, it has been a very different month and we appreciate it that you have still taken the time to submit some photographs. The photographs have really cheered the team up and we hope that by taking them it has has taken your mind off other events.

February's Photography Theme: Snowdrops in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to all those who have entered this month's photography theme, it's fantastic to see that this has been a popular theme, we are so pleased to share with you the fantastic submissions below:

January's Photography Theme: An Active Start to the New Year

Thank you for the entries this month, there's always something active going on in the park, it's a pleasure to share the entries below.

December's Photography Theme: Winter in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who submitted entries this month, we love seeing how you interpret the theme each month, we are pleased to share the fantastic submissions below:

November's Photography Theme: National Lottery's 25th Birthday

Thank you for the great entries we've had this month, they really show how the Lottery funding has improved our wonderful park.

October's Photography Theme: Autumn

We've received some fantastic photographs for our theme of Autumn, what an array of colours we have in the park, thank you to everyone who sent pictures in.

September's Theme - Natural Colours in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to everyone who submitted photographs this month, it's great to see the different interpretations of the theme and we are pleased to share them with you.

August's Photography Theme: Summer Days in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to all those who have entered this month's photography theme, some of our entries this month were taken by Jessica Woods who is only ten years old, well done Jessica! We are so pleased to share with you the fantastic submissions below:

July's Photography Theme: Getting Active in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these wonderful entries, there are certainly many ways of getting active in Houghton Hall Park! Please see July's entries below:

June's Photography Theme: Wildflowers in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for all these entries, we were inundated with pictures of wildflowers this month. There is an abundance in the park at the moment and what a selection we were sent!

May's Photography Theme: Silhouettes in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to all our wonderful photographers who entered this month's photography theme. Silhouettes was a tricky one but we've had some amazing pictures as you can see below:

April's Photography Theme: Blossom

It's amazing how much blossom there is in Houghton Hall Park. Thank you to everyone who sent in photographs this month we really enjoy looking at them and we're excited to share them with you.

March's Photography Theme: Spring

We've had so many wonderful photographs of Spring this month, thank you to everyone who entered, it's great to see the nature in the park changing with the seasons.

February's Photography Theme: Frost in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these beautiful entries, there are some wonderful frosty landscapes captured here in the park! We are so excited to share these entries with you:

January's Photography Theme: Widlife in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these beautiful entries, there are some wonderful wildlife animals captured here and some brought their own wildlife to the park! We are so excited to share these entries with you:

December’s Photography Theme: Wintery Trees in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for these wonderful entries, we hope you love them just as much as we do! We are so excited to share December's entries with you below:

November's Photography Theme: Winter Sun in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you to all those who have entered this month's photography theme, it's fantastic to see that this has been a popular theme, we are so pleased to share with you the fantastic submissions below:

October's Photography Theme: Autumn Colours in Houghton Hall Park

What beautiful colours there are in the park now! Thank you to all those who have entered this month's photography theme, please see the fantastic submissions below.

September's Photography Theme: WW1 Thank You


We were delighted with the entries we received for this difficult month's challenge. We asked you to create a piece of art in the park in remembrance of all those who lived through or passed away during World War One. Please see the wonderfully creative work below which will be displayed at our World War One Tea & Cake event on Saturday 10th November (please see our what's on page for more information).

August's Photography Theme: Light in Houghton Hall Park

Below are the entries from August’s theme, we are so pleased to see so much creativity with these images, we thank you all for venturing out into the park to capture these beautiful images will all sorts of light, we are proud to display your work below.

July's Photography Theme: Wildflowers in Houghton Hall Park

Below are the entries from July’s theme, we were overwhelmed with the amount of entries for this
month, we thank you all for venturing out into the park on the recent hot
summer days and capturing the beautiful wildflowers in the park, we are proud
to display your work below.

June's Photography Theme: Birds in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for sharing these wonderful images, these must have been very difficult to capture!

May's Photography Theme: Your Pets in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you all for sharing these wonderful images, all your pets look like they're having a fantastic time in the park!

April's Photography Theme: Spring in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you all for sharing these beautiful images, Spring is such an exciting season and it's lovely to see what new life we have in the park!

March's Photography Theme: Textures in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for sharing these images, some very creative imagination has gone into these, a varied range of textures (and weather!) in the park.

February's Photography Theme: Natural Colours in Houghton Hall Park

Some early signs of spring are appearing in the park... it's great to see some colour in Houghton Hall Park, well done for capturing these to all of those who entered this month!

January's Photography Theme: Wildlife & Nature in Houghton Hall Park

Thank you for your wonderful entries for our very first theme of the month! We love these images that you have captured and we look forward to your engagement with future monthyl themes.