Big Picture: This week's images from the South

Our Weather Watchers have been out and about capturing images from across the south of England.

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 pictures that have been sent to us over the past seven days.

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at southweather@bbc.co.uk.

The sun streaming through a metal gate in Oxford, with sky as the background to the top half of the picture, and grass the bottom halfElsie from the block

The sun streaming through a metal gate in Oxford, taken by Weather Watcher Elsie from the block

A number of swans and geese in the foreground on water that extends beyond the river behind them, past submerged benches, and out onto the bank.s Pace

At least these swans and geese, captured at Dachet by Weather Watcher s Pace, seemed to appreciate the recent flooding

A knitted purple covering on a post box, decorated with red heartsRainbow Watcher

Weather Watcher Rainbow Watcher took this shot of a Valentine's Day post box topper in Mudeford, Dorset

A pavement and road running next to a beach, with foamy water pouring from the sea side out onto the road.Robin Red Breast

The sea at Swanage overtopping, caught on camera by Weather Watcher Robin Red Breast

A close up of the cross section of a fallen tree, with four ladybirds Meeper

Weather Watcher Meeper snapped these ladybirds exploring a felled tree in East Meon in Hampshire

The rear of Titchfield Abbey, a large partly ruined building, with a puddle in the foreground showing its inverted reflectionYen Milne

The back of Titchfield Abbey captured reflected in a puddle by Weather Watcher Yen Milne

A strip of pavement alongside a river on the left, with a large number of geese walking into the foreground on a cloudy day.Robin Smith

Weather Watcher Robin Smith snapped this gaggle of geese taking a stroll beside the river in Reading

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at southweather@bbc.co.uk. 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.

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