Your pictures on the theme of 'summer walks'

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We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "summer walks". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Boys running in a poppy fieldImage source, Sundip Samra
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Sundip Samra: "Summer walks involve a lot of running when you have six- and nine-year-old boys. This was the beautiful poppy field in Bewdley in the West Midlands just before the farmer arrived to mow them down."

Man using a Pegasus crossingImage source, Callum Jackson
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Callum Jackson: "With such generous sunshine during the first weeks of British summer time, my friend and I ventured along the Green Chain Walk. As we strolled through the expansive Oxleas Wood, we reached Shooters Hill, where we found ourselves rubbing our eyes after happening upon this incongruous, unusually tall pedestrian crossing button. There is an equestrian centre nearby and the horses utilise this unique crossing designed to accommodate those at horse-rider height. These crossings are aptly named Pegasus crossings."

Riding a horse on the beach at HolkhamImage source, Seppe Cassettari
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Seppe Cassettari: "Gemma and Shelley enjoying an early morning walk on the beach at Holkham, Norfolk."

Two dogs on a beachImage source, Julie de Loup
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Julie de Loup: "More of a charge than a walk. Bear and Rupert enjoying the beach whilst on a family holiday in Anglesey."

Toy car on a beachImage source, Niall McGlynn
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Niall McGlynn: "While walking on Rossbeigh beach in Kerry at dusk, I found an abandoned child's toy in the sand, slowly being covered by the tide as the sun dipped below the horizon. It made me think of childhood days on the same beach and all the toys I left behind."

Feet in heatherImage source, Mick Bennett
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Mick Bennett: "No heatwave, no pool, no tourists, no shoes, no stress. Earthing in the bogs, beaches and mountains of Donegal, Ireland. Food for the soul and soles."

SnailsImage source, Simon P Martindale
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Simon P Martindale: "Ambling along at a snail's pace."

Woman with umbrellaImage source, John Janssen
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John Janssen: "While having a stroll with Nella, with sun brolly, on the Seapoint boulevard in Cape Town, she decided to jump some curb stones. So, I made her do it a couple of times more."

People posing with their dogsImage source, Carol Williams
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Carol Williams: "It's all about the dog photos rather than the walk."

Dog licking a lolly stickImage source, Emily Renshaw
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Emily Renshaw: "Nothing beats an ice cream after a long walk."

Woman looking down on a beachImage source, Gordon Brooks
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Gordon Brooks: "Seeking 'Broadchurch'."

Art on a hillsideImage source, Shelagh Levin
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Shelagh Levin: "Checking out the art trail in the Italian lakes, worth the effort of the climb for that view."

Family emerging from mistImage source, Tom Wingfield
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Tom Wingfield: "The Wingfield family heel-clicking our way through a steamy Jurassic period in the wonderful Terra Botanica, Angers, France."

Girl in lavender fieldImage source, Harriet King
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Harriet King: "Summer walks through lavender."

Woman holding a small dogImage source, Dongchen Lyu
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Dongchen Lyu: "The summers in Beijing are getting hotter, and the little dogs are feeling the unusually intense heat."

Sheep sculptureImage source, Yvonne Warriner
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Yvonne Warriner: "Walking along the banks of the River Tees, this sheep sculpture - a wonderful place to be a walker, by Keith Alexander - sits on a dry-stone wall between High Force and Low Force water falls."

Children on their way to the beachImage source, Sarah Blackmore
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Sarah Blackmore: "My sons and their friends excited to make their way to Gwithian beach, Cornwall, where special memories are created every year."

Dog on a tree stumpImage source, Stuart Lyall
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Stuart Lyall: "A long walk through the forest at Alderley Edge in Cheshire."

Toy dog on a mountainImage source, Tony Evanson
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Tony Evanson: "Kirk Fell summit with fell mascot Lewis the Puppy, looking over to Great and Green Gable, Wasdale, in the Lake District. Walking the 214 Wainwright fells with 33 remaining at time of posting."

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The next theme is "recycled" and the deadline for entries is 29 August 2023.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

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