Snow in the UK: Wintry weather in pictures

"Happiness in snow" is how Fenella Cooper describes this snap of an excited snow dog in Lacock, Wiltshire

Heavy snow has fallen across much of the UK, bringing with it a flurry of opportunities to take wintry photographs.

The Met Office has yellow weather warnings for much of the Midlands and southern England, western and northern parts of Scotland, most of Northern Ireland and much of Wales - where 10 to 15cm of snow is expected in some areas.

By mid-morning large parts of the UK had snow. The wintry showers are due to die out later across most of the country.

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People tumbled into action to make the most of the rare snowfall in Greenwich, south-east London

Cold snap: Sheep shiver at sunrise in Pontarddulais, Swansea

Hopefully there's de-icer among the purchases in this trolley in Dunstable, Bedfordshire

This little robin was snapped by Cheslyn Phil in Great Wyrley, Staffordshire

Having a ball: Snowball fighters prepare to do battle in Battersea Park, south-west London

Poppy (left) and her little sister Eden enjoy a snow-filled trip to the park in Buxton, Derbyshire, with their dad, Dan

Winston, an eight-month-old border terrier, enjoys the snow for the first time near Windsor, Berkshire

Two young snowboarders pick a route through Cave Hill Country Park, Belfast

With a carrot nose, star anise as eyes and spring onions for arms, we think this snowman in Ickenham, West London goes by the name of Stew

A jogger braves the deep freeze on the Long Walk at Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Stonehenge in snowy solitude in Wiltshire

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