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Gloucestershire in pics: Winter walks and sunrises

Our weekly round-up of pictures taken across the county includes a cosy walk in the Forest of Dean and stunning reflections in Cheltenham.

Children in Gloucester have also been working hard getting their lanterns ready for the Tree of Light display.

Space Walker Sunrise over a green hill with trees in the shadow and a dog looking out over the view.Space Walker

There's nothing quite like watching the sunrise on a crisp, winters morning, is there?

Weather watcher, 'Space Walker', has been uploading their sunrise and sunset pictures to us - and this was too good (and cute) not to share.

Rich Davis Man in the distance on a walk in the Forest of Dean with trees lit up in an orange hue by the sun surrounding him.Rich Davis

Gloucestershire is full of beautiful walking spots and this is certainly one of them. Local photographer Rich Davis shared this whilst on a walk in the Forest of Dean.

This particular spot is Crabtree Hill Plantation.

Getty Images A jockey and horse are pictured blurry in the foreground while behind them a large crowd, in focus, stands on terracing at Cheltenham RacecourseGetty Images

Back on track: Thousands gathered at Cheltenham Racecourse on Friday as the action began at the November Meeting.

Child looking at teacher holding a large sculpture made out of sticks and glued paper.

Children in Gloucester have been getting themselves ready for the Tree of Light festival this week ahead of the lantern parade.

Coney Hill Community Primary children have been working on a giant snail to parade the city.

Klara Vodehnalova Lake with the reflections of the trees and a blue sky in the background.Klara Vodehnalova

The sun has been shining this week, amongst the grey cloud, and this shot shows off the reflection at Pittville Park in Cheltenham perfectly, with the autumn sunshine mixing well with the clear blue sky.

An artist in a wheelchair sat in front of a colourful piece of artwork at an exhibition at St John the Baptist Church in Cirencester

Our Creative Journey is an exhibition that has been put together by eight people with Huntington's disease in Gloucestershire.

The art installation, which took place at St John the Baptist Church in Cirencester, highlighted the importance of art for improving people's wellbeing.

Children playing with ribbons raising money for BBC Children in Need

So many businesses, charities, family and friends have been raising money for BBC Children in Need this year.

That includes Sunshine Dance and Wellbeing in Cheltenham who were dancing the morning away on Friday and baking plenty of Pudsey biscuits to share. Well done, team!

crookletscob Cotswold brick buildings along the side of the river at Bourton on the Water with green trees on the side. crookletscob

A peaceful and calm Bourton-on-the-Water to round things off for this week.

A perfectly still shot we couldn't help but share.

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