Big Picture: This week's images from the South

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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 southweather@bbc.co.uk, external.

A pile of potatoes still covered in mud dominate this image sat in a field. A heavily cloudy sky can be seen above.Image source, wiff
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If it's spuds you like, BBC Weather Watcher Wiff is the man to know in Woodstock in Oxfordshire

A bevy of around 30 swans swim on a river with buildings either side and a bridge with a balustrade arching over itImage source, TAG
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This bevy of swans was spotted on the River Kennet in Newbury by BBC Weather Watcher TAG

A bench sits empty on a path by the beach. The sun is setting casting orange hues across the sky which has a few wispy clouds in it. The pebbles on the beach and a calm sea can be seen in between.Image source, StopToSmellTheRoses
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Sunset in Gosport in Hampshire was captured by BBC Weather Watcher StopToSmellTheRoses

The stately home of Osbourne House and it's grand façade sits below a cloudy sky. A round fountain sits in front of the building with numerous statues marking the four stepped approaches to it. In the middle of the fountain is a statue of a woman with jets of water appearing below her feet.Image source, peach fuzz
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BBC Weather Watcher peach fuzz was at Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight this week

The dreaming spires of Oxford are the backdrop to this misty image of Port Meadow on the edge of the city. A man walks his dog shrouded in mist.Image source, Lucie Johnson
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BBC Weather Watcher Lucie Johnson was up early in Wolvercote in Oxford to get this view of Port Meadow and the Dreaming Spires

A single mushroom stands among grass. It has a brown stem and a light brown crown.Image source, Jacqui
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A parasol mushroom was seen amongst the grass in Poole by BBC Weather Watcher Jacqui

The golden sun sets in the background over a low tide and beach. A tree line can be seen in the background. A family is seen in silhouette walking along the sea's edge across the mudflats.Image source, Ian
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BBC Weather Watcher Ian was in Hamworthy to capture this sunset at low tide

A quabble of wood lice on the stump of a long cut down tree. There are dozens of the anthropods.Image source, cameracarrot
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BBC Weather Watcher cameracarrot was in aptly named Woodley in Berkshire to see these wood lice on a wooden stump. And the collective noun I hear you ask? It's a quabble!

A bright blue sky sits above a golden pebbled beach. Fishing rods sits on stands awaiting a bite. A single person can be seen walking along the water's edge in the background.Image source, Beefy
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BBC Weather Watcher Beefy chose a good day to be in Abbotsbury in Dorset

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at southweather@bbc.co.uk, external. 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, external, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #BigPicture

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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.

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