Wiltshire in pictures: Sun, wonky roads and pigeons

One of our weather watchers Dotty took this picture of the blossom in Swindon's Town Gardens

We're almost a week into April and it's been a particularly bright start to the month with temperatures reaching 22C (71F) on Friday afternoon.

With the warmer weather, gardens and outdoor attractions are opening to the public for the first time this year - or, in the case of the walled garden at Bowood, for the first time ever.

Also this week we have had the news the B4069 Lyneham Banks has reopened three years after a devastating landslip, a charity marathon runner is raising money for the air ambulance and a pet pigeon has been getting some attention in Devizes.

270 year wait: Bowood House and Gardens, near Chippenham, has opened its walled garden to the public.

The estate opened for the year on Tuesday, but for the first time is allowing access to its usually private garden.

Reach for the skies: Charity marathon runner Gary MacAlister is looking to break a Guinness World Record when doing Bristol Half Marathon dressed as a helicopter next month.

The Trowbridge native will be running to raise money for the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance while dressed in an outfit which has been dubbed the Garycopter.

Hope for the future: A mural created by young people in Swindon has been unveiled across two sites in the town.

The artwork, which appears on both a new youth centre and on a children's hospital ward, features a drawing of a whale guided by butterflies towards a light bulb to show hope for a brighter future for all youngsters in Swindon.

Centre stage: Abbie Smith from Chippenham got a selfie with a 5,000-strong crowd at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Sunday.

The 24-year-old, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2023, was at a fundraising concert featuring rock band The Who. The event raised money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

It's a bird's life: Pam Welfare has been speaking to the BBC about her pet pigeon Pepper, who accompanies her everywhere she goes.

Pepper travels with Pam, often on her shoulder and for journeys further afield, she even has her own car seat.

Back in business: Lyneham Banks road has opened this week after a three year closure.

Dubbed Britain's wonkiest road after a landslip during Storm Eunice, the reopening of the B4069 reconnects Chippenham and Lyneham, saving commuters a lengthy diversion to the south.

Railway pioneer: A blue plaque has been unveiled in Swindon, celebrating the life of James Hurst, the first locomotive shunter for the Great Western Railway.

The plaque has been placed above the front door of Hurst's final residence on Taunton Street.