Big Picture: This week's images from the South

23 November 2025

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 [email protected].

News image — Christchurch Bridge is reflected on the river in this pretty scene captured by BBC Weather Watcher EmmaH

EmmaH The footbridge is reflected in the water, the sun is low in the sky, and an aircraft has left a trail in the sky. — Christchurch Bridge is reflected on the river in this pretty scene captured by BBC Weather Watcher EmmaH

Jacqui Shells, leaves and other natural debris are scattered across a sandy beach, an orange sun in the background. — BBC Weather Watcher Jacqui took this picture of the sunset glinting off Hamworthy Beach in Poole

Don Don A brown and white cow is looking at the camera. A stone wall is behind it, a rocky path beneath, and sign posts pointing the way to the coast path. Sloping green fields are in the distance. — BBC Don Don crossed paths with a cow that paused at this signpost on the coast path at Worth Matravers in Dorset

Phil H A brown bird stands on a rock by the river, spreading its wings. — BBC Weather Watcher Phil H witnessed this cormorant drying its wings after a dip in the River Stour in Bournemouth

Degsy A swan on the surface of a lake or river, reflected in the water. Another bird along the bank dips its beak in the water. — A swan glides along the water in Fawley, Hampshire, in this photo by BBC Weather Watcher Degsy

Hang Ross A brown pony and a white pony roam in a field as the sun glints through the trees behind. — BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross snapped these beautiful ponies roaming in Lyndhurst, Hampsire

DebandTess A fawn looks over its shoulder in a frosty field. — A picture of a fawn in the frost in Overton, Hampshire, taken by BBC Weather Watchers DebandTess

fiona Brown mushrooms glint with frost, and frost covers twigs and undergrowth on a path. — There was also frost in Mottistone as the chill reached the Isle of Wight and BBC Weather Watcher fiona

Elsie from the block A view looking down the bridge, which is made up of metal girders which also curve over the top. — BBC Weather Watcher Elsie from the block took a stroll on Grandpont Bridge in Oxford

Hev A forest footpath is covered in brown leaves, spindly trees with trunks covered in leaves are on either side. A man walks in the background. — The forest looks striking in this picture taken by BBC Weather Watcher Hev in Enstone

How to submit a picture

Upload your images via BBC Weather Watchers or email us at [email protected]. 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, 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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