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Big Picture: This week's images from the South

Our Weather Watchers have been out and about capturing images from across the south of England.

Join us as we take a few moments to relax and enjoy the beauty of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight through the stunning pictures that have been sent to us over the past seven days.

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at southweather@bbc.co.uk.

News imageHang Ross An owl in a tree.Hang Ross
A glimpse of a tawny owl in New Milton, Hampshire, captured by Weather Watcher Hang Ross
News imageMeeper A gull flies over boats in a harbour.Meeper
Weather Watcher Meeper snapped this gull flying low over Bridport in Dorset
News imagedogsrock A woodpecker chick on a tree trunk.dogsrock
Weather Watcher dogsrock took a photo of this Great Spotted Woodpecker chick out in the Wokingham wild
News imageSusan Ward The sun shines through a tree on the edge of a field.Susan Ward
The setting sun beams through a tree in Piddlehinton, Dorset, in this image by Weather Watcher Susan Ward
News imageSheppy A large white pony and a foal in a field.Sheppy
Weather Watcher Sheppy took a picture of these wild ponies in Beaulieu, Hampshire
News imageCatty Cate Large boulders and small rocks on a beach.Catty Cate
A view of the beach at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight by Weather Watcher Catty Cate
News imageGazzer The sun sets on a body of water.Gazzer
Sunset in Oddington, Oxfordshire, photographed by Weather Watcher Gazzer

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at southweather@bbc.co.uk. For inspiration, view some top tips from three of England's Big Picture photographers.

When emailing pictures, please make sure you include the following information:

  • The full name of the person who took the pictures (as this person owns the copyright)
  • Confirmation that the copyright holder gives permission for the BBC to use their pictures across all its outputs
  • The location, date and time the pictures were taken
  • Your telephone number so we can get back to you if we have any further questions
  • Any other details about the pictures that may be useful for us to know

Please note that while we welcome all your pictures, we are more likely to use those which have been taken in the past week.

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Pictures can be found on Instagram, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #BigPicture

Terms and conditions

If you submit a picture, you do so in accordance with the BBC's Terms and Conditions and the BBC's privacy policy.

In contributing to the South's Big Picture you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media worldwide.

It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute and that if your image is accepted, we will publish your name alongside.

The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be used and we reserve the right to edit your comments.

At no time should you endanger yourself or others, take any unnecessary risks or infringe any laws while collecting any kind of media.

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