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Gloucestershire in pics: Royals and tree planting

Maddie Simpson
BBC News, Gloucestershire

Our weekly round-up of pictures includes some gorgeous sunrises and great community spirit in Stroud.

There was also a royal visit to Cheltenham and an incredible sunrise over Kingsholm.

James Patrick White A dusky setting with a large crowd of trees and the moon reflecting in the water at Woodchester Park in GloucestershireJames Patrick White

Early bird: Mornings are getting brighter - slowly - but this chilly sunrise this week was beautiful to see. James sent in this superb picture taken at Woodchester Park.

Stroud Valleys Project A group of people smiling and using shovels to dig up dirt in the grass with houses in the background in Nailsworth.Stroud Valleys Project

Community efforts: Nailsworth residents braved the chill as they joined staff from Stroud Valleys Project, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and Nailsworth Town Council for a day of tree planting. New trees were planted in the King George V Playing Fields and Miles Marling Field, with volunteers young and old on hand to dig, plant and secure the young trees.

Tone Poet A group of cows grazing in a field with a misty background and the sun rising. Tone Poet

Peaceful settings: Something about this photo taken by weather watcher Tom Poet at Edge in Painswick makes us want to wrap a pair of fingerless gloves around a warm cup of tea and enjoy the sunrise.

PA Media The Princess Royal speaks to guests during her visit to Wings for Warriors, a charity training wounded, injured or sick servicemen and veterans as professional pilots at Gloucestershire Airport Training Facility in Cheltenham. She is smiling and wearing a bright red jacket with double buttons and black gloves.PA Media

Special visit: The Princess Royal met many guests during her visit to Wings for Warriors, a charity that trains wounded, injured or unwell servicemen and veterans as professional pilots at the Gloucestershire Airport Training Facility in Cheltenham.

Pixie A purple sky with a hint of purple as the sunrises in Kingsholm. The dark shapes of trees and houses are silhouetted in the foregroundPixie

Striking skies: Contributor Pixie caught this impressive sunrise over Kingsholm just as the colours in the sky started to mix together.

Tone Poet A group of clouds reflecting in the river at Quedgeley. The water is calm and along both sides there is grass and treesTone Poet

Cloudy reflections: This photo sums up the weather in Gloucestershire this week. A bit of sun and a bit of cloud. The water is so still it could be a mirror.

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