Budding photographers have been celebrated for their images of rural life in Wales.

The FUW’s annual calendar competition saw entries from across the country, with Emily Jones from Penuwch taking the top prize.

Her picture of North Country Cheviot sheep beneath a budding tree will feature on the cover of the 2025 calendar.

Ms Jones will receive a £250 prize and the calendar will be available for free at FUW county offices and the Royal Welsh Winter Fair on November 24 and 25.

FUW president Ian Rickman said: "The competition has proven extremely popular yet again this year and I was delighted to look through over 100 entries of wonderful rural images.

"The standard was high and it was no easy task dwindling them down to just twelve.

"I think we’ve captured the very best of what rural Wales has to offer, from cute looking miniature donkeys and piglets, a highland cow profile for March with a stunningly detailed close up of a hare face for the beginning of the year to a pink sunset in rural Wales.

"This year we’ve awarded a drone image of machinery at work for October, a traditional hand shearing competition features in August ending with an eerie winter wonderland image near an estuary to end the year."

The eleven other photographers selected to have their images featured in the calendar includes; Greta Hughes, Jamie Smart, Heledd Williams, Annie Fairclough, Chloe Bayliss, Steven Evans Hughes, Marian Pyrs Owen, Beca Williams, Richard Walliker, Erin Wynne Roberts, and Anne Callan.

Mr Rickman said: "The calendar encapsulates the calendar months and some striking, colourful and atmospheric images.

"This competition has highlighted that farming matters to all of us in one way or another and our Welsh family farms are vital as food producers, countryside stewards, wildlife supporters, technical innovators and vital to safeguard traditional skillsets.

"Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for taking the time to capture these images, for showcasing farming and our wonderful countryside in such a skilled way."