Big Picture: This week's images from the south

Sunshine, showers and nature in all its beauty were all captured in our Big Pictures this week.

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 [e-mail].

The full span of a rainbow in all its glory was caught in Sonning-on-Thames by BBC Weather Watcher Clo

Incoming! This bee is looking for pollen from this willowherb bloom in Cumnor near Oxford, as taken by BBC Weather Watcher Rebekah

This pond at East Ilsey in Berkshire shows the lack of rain in recent weeks, as taken by BBC Weather Watcher TAG

Waiting for the fish to bite in Christchurch in Dorset, as seen by BBC Weather Watcher MarkieB

BBC Weather Watcher Alison Treacher was in Southsea for the Sail GP races and caught the hovercraft passing through.

A bee is busy collecting pollen from this sunflower in Totland on the Isle of Wight, as seen by BBC Weather Watcher Martin Perry

A resting swan shows off its curves in Fareham in Hampshire, as captured by BBC Weather Watcher Yen Milne

This bus is in a bit of a puddle after the rain in Oxford, as captured by BBC Weather Watcher Jack Pourgourides

BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross disturbed this red deer's lunch in Lyndhurst in Hampshire

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [e-mail]. 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.

Archive

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.