Big Picture: This week's images from the South

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Our Weather Watchers have been out and about, capturing some sunny days and spectacular sunsets 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.

News image — A long-tailed tit enjoys the first day of Spring in Woodley, Wokingham, in this picture by BBC Weather Watcher PhotographyAngells

PhotographyAngells The fluffy feathered pink, black, and white bird clings to a bare branch. — A long-tailed tit enjoys the first day of Spring in Woodley, Wokingham, in this picture by BBC Weather Watcher PhotographyAngells

TAG A red Virgin branded balloon in the sky above a forest. — BBC Weather Watcher TAG captured the moment this hot air balloon rose above Lower Basildon, in west Berkshire

south_coast_sanctuary Four paddleboarders in a row out at sea. — Paddleboarders spotted off the coast in Poole, Dorset, by BBC Weather Watcher south_coast_sanctuary

Rainbow Watcher A white dog gallops towards the camera across wet sands. — BBC Weather Watcher Rainbow Watcher photographed this playful pup on the beach in Highcliffe, Dorset

Soleil The steam train travels across the countryside and over a bridge. — The Flying Scotsman speeds along the Watercress line near Bighton, Hampshire, in this picture by BBC Weather Watcher Soleil

GillsEyeView The butterflies, with brown colours and blue eyespots, sit on a branch. — BBC Weather Watcher GillsEyeView took this photo of a pair of butterflies in Hawley, Hampshire

Alison Treacher Boats are on the water below a sky painted red by the setting sun. — The sun sets over the Portsmouth seafront in this image captured by BBC Weather Watcher Alison Treacher

New Forest Explorer A large white horse eats grass in the rugged countryside. — BBC Weather Watcher New Forest Explorer came across this fine horse in Bramshaw

Yen Milne Two swans lean into each other and touch bills on a lake. The inside shape of their two necks in this position resembles a heart. — These swans in Fareham are all heart, captured by BBC Weather Watcher Yen Milne

Sunseeker A wooden platform with rope barriers on a sandy beach, the sea beyond. — BBC Weather Watcher Sunseeker took this picture looking out to sea from Osborne, East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight

boxerbabe A lake backed by a hill. A fenced off path is in the foreground. — The scenery of Chinnor, as photographed by BBC Weather Watcher boxerbabe

Lucie Johnson Mist floats on fields bordered by trees under a yellow sky. — BBC Weather Watcher Lucie Johnson captured the mist on the fields of North Hinksey in Oxfordshire

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.

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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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