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Big Picture: This week's images from the south

Beautiful wildlife and scenery feature in this week's Big Pictures, and the Red Arrows even make an appearance.

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 images you have sent us.

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected].

DereksDisco A white lighthouse stands tall with a white building at it's base. A green band is painted next to where they meet the land. Behind it the sky is blue and free from cloudsDereksDisco
Hurst Spit lighthouse basks in the sunlight at Totland on the Isle of Wight as captured by BBC Weather Watcher DereksDisco
Lucie Johnson The Oxford skyline and the silhouettes of the spires of college's taken across a meadow and trees at sunrise Lucie Johnson
The dreaming spires of Oxford, seen from North Hinksey at sunrise, were captured by BBC Weather Watcher Lucie Johnson
Moxley A sunset image of Lulworth Cove with its curved beach and high cliffs including Durdle Door. The sky is a brilliant hue of orange fading through to blues over the calm seaMoxley
From sunrise to sunset, taken at Lulworth Cove in Dorset by BBC Weather Watcher Moxley
Hang Ross A young foal stands by a broken sign on which the word please can be seen.Hang Ross
BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross caught this young fellow in Beaulieu in Hampshire with his camera
EmmaH An adult swan overlooks three small cygnets who are all afloat on a pond. Leaves can just be seen on the edge of the imageEmmaH
This swan passing on its skills to its cygnets was taken in Caversham in Berkshire by BBC Weather Watcher EmmaH
Degsy Two Barn Swallows sit on a railing Degsy
A pair of Barn Swallows caught in Fawley in Hampshire by BBC Weather Watcher Degsy
AndrewP A paraglider floats over the coastline with the sea behind him and a beach trailing into the distanceAndrewP
This paraglider was caught mid-flight in Boscombe in Dorset by BBC Weather Watcher AndrewP

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected]. 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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