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Dorset's Big Picture: Thursday's image of the county

Join us as we take a few moments every day to relax and enjoy the beauty of Dorset through the stunning images you send us.

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

dieterswandering The view of a bay at Worth Matravers on the Dorset coats, looking over the sea with cliffs in the distnace. There are purple flowers in the foreground and five small boats in the water belowdieterswandering
A beautiful scene captured in Worth Matravers by BBC Weather Watcher dieterswandering
MarkieB WEDNESDAY - Bournemouth Beach MarkieB
The beach in Bournemouth looks stunning in this beautifully framed shot by BBC Weather Watcher MarkieB
NickyN TUESDAY - Field filled with poppies near WimborneNickyN
This field of poppies near Wimborne was captured looking beautiful under the summer evening sky by BBC Weather Watcher NickyN
Colin Lennox-Gordon MONDAY - Green fields and a blue sky over Tarrant Valley in DorsetColin Lennox-Gordon
The Dorset countryside looking stunning in this photo taken by Colin Lennox-Gordon in the Tarrant Valley

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.

Archive

Pictures can be found on Instagram, on the hashtags #bbcsouthnews and #DorsetsBigPicture

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 Dorset'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 to Dorset's Big Picture, 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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