KEEN snappers are urged to get out into the Worcestershire countryside and take part in a photography competition.

In a new Europe-wide photo competition the WWF, in association with Canon, aims to showcase the richness of rural life and the variety of European landscapes shaped by farming practices - good and bad.

The web-based photo competition Your view on food and farming runs until Friday, April 15 and is free to enter.

Both professional and amateur photographers can take part.

Images on the agricultural theme should reflect an environmental message. Entrants can send in photographs of anything relating to the three main categories - rural communities, agriculture and environment and the food business sector.

Prizes will be awarded to six best overall amateur and six best professional entries. Visitors to the web site can also vote for their favourite photographs and select one winner by popular choice.

Prizes include Canon cameras and a trip to the Doana National Park in Southern Spain.

For more information go to www.panda.org/europe/agriculture