We knew that BBC Wildlife readers were a talented bunch already, but now we’re even more impressed by their skills! Check out these stunning wildlife cakes!
From pangolins to puffins, from foxes to frogs – these cakes are very biodiverse. Will you be inspired to make your own?
If you do, you can e-mail Megan Shersby to submit it for inclusion on this page.
To view the images as a slideshow, click on the arrows in the top right-hand corner of the photos below.
A grass snake at RSPB Greylake reserve by @MothMighty, inspired by her son’s first grass snake encounter
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A sea-inspired wedding cake by marine biologists at Swimming Head Productions
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A biodiverse cake by Liza Adamczewski, by her #1000postcards biodiversity artwork
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Hedgehog cakes by Ciera Atkins, a student at Swansea University, raising money for charity
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Owl cakes by Sarah Hookway, who got the idea from a blog
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A wildlife birthday cake by Fiona Merredew, made for Sophie Cooper
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An albatross chick by Liz Morgan, made for the BBC crew visiting Bird Island in South Georgia
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Cakes inspired by the species studied by the Conservation Ecology Group at Durham University (more creations in this blog post)
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Bird of paradise, dodo and pangolin cakes by Dr Natalie Lawrence, plus her homemade wedding cake (bird of paradise, luna moth and pangolin)
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A wild tree stump cake by Claire Wynne
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Cakes to celebrate James Lea’s PhD on sharks, by Charlotte Lea
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Camel, armadillo, barn owl, flamingo and Highland cattle cakes by Sarah Blake
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Frog, giraffe and Peter Rabbit cakes, and a wildlife wedding cake, by Janine Wilkins Sanderson
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A llama cake by Llama Travel
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A chicken cake by Louise Evans
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Fox, puffins and pond scene cakes by Amanda Ridgway
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