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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]

Nene Valley Kayaker A white horse is grazing in the foreground with a black horse just visible behind it. On the right of the picture two brown horses are also grazing. The sea provides the backdrop under a blue sky with wispy white clouds.Nene Valley Kayaker
These beautiful creatures were caught grazing in Swyre by BBC Weather Watcher Nene Valley Kayaker
Deecee A winding alleyway in the foreground with a stone wall on the right and stone wall covered in greenery on the left which ends in a stone archway through which you can glimpse the seaDeecee
BBC Weather Watcher DeeCee offers just a glimpse of the sea through this stone archway in Fortuneswell
Amy A beautiful blue sea with foamy white waves coming up on to a shingle beach with a headland behind itAmy
BBC Weather Watcher Amy captured the vivid colours of Man O' War Bay in West Lulworth
Hang Ross An avenue of tall beech trees disappear into the distance either side of a tarmac road with grass verges and a hint of the bright sunshine beyond the tree canopy which shelters the entire roadHang Ross
Where's your week heading? BBC Weather Watcher Hang Ross was in Cranborne when they took this shot

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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