Capture the Marshes: Enter the Crossness Photo Challenge

To celebrate our new photography exhibition ‘a small call for an ever’, currently on view at Thamesmead Library, we’re inviting you to send us your best photographs of Crossness Nature Reserve.

For the exhibition, photographer Sarah White worked with the Friends of Crossness Nature Reserve to show another side of this often-overlooked environment; “A snail on a fence, A bee above a chimney. Reeds Swaying near incinerators”, and now we want to know whether you can see some magic in the marshes too.

So whether you're into film, digital, portrait, landscape, abstract, or documentary – we want to see your best shots.

TO ENTER

Send us a maximum of 5 photos to: info@threeriversbexley.org 

Deadline: 12 September 2025

By entering, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

THE PRIZES

Sarah White, photographer, and Karen Sutton, Manager of Crossness Nature Reserve, will pick their top three entries, which will receive:

1. 1st Prize: £100 photography workshop voucher
2. 2nd Prize: £50 photography workshop voucher
3. 3rd Prize: £25 photography workshop voucher

All vouchers can be redeemed against photography workshops at the Lakeside Darkroom one month after receiving the prize.

CROSSNESS NATURE RESERVE, Belvedere, Erith DA18 4AP

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Open every day, from dawn till dusk.

Crossness Nature Reserve is best accessed by car from the Thames Path by parking on Crabtree Manorway and walking west, or parking and walking east from Thamesview Golf Centre, 1.5km west of Crossness on Fairway Drive, Thamesmead; this allows visitors to birdwatch along the river on the way. 

An alternative route is to park on Norman Road and access Public Footpath 2 from the south-east corner of the reserve.

The nearest train stations are Abbey Wood and Belvedere, and buses include the 401, 180 and 601 to Norman Road. 

Crossness Southern Marsh is accessed from Southmere Park off Belvedere Road, Abbey Wood SE2 9AQ. Parking at Southmere Lake is recommended. 

Take your time. Walk slowly. Look, listen, touch, smell. Let the place speak to you. Then show us what you see.