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Dorset's Big Picture: 15 January - 21 January 2024

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]

Tracey Smith SUNDAY - SandbanksTracey Smith
This incredible sunset over Poole Harbour was captured at the Sandbanks ferry by BBC Weather Watcher Tracey Smith
Flynn84 SATURDAY - SwyreFlynn84
A clear winter's day across the Dorset countryside at Swyre was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Flynn84
Jerry Rose FRIDAY - PortlandJerry Rose
A spectacular sunrise at Portland Bill was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Jerry Rose
David Ensor THURDAY - KimmeridgeDavid Ensor
A bench with a view - BBC Weather Watcher David Ensor captured the scene overlooking Kimmeridge on a "bright but cold afternoon" adding: "The seat is near a field called Heavens Gate"
Shazz Hooper WEDNESDAY - North DorsetShazz Hooper
This incredible shot of a barn owl in flight over north Dorset was captured by BBC Weather Watcher Shazz Hooper
Claire Sheppard TUESDAY - Boscombe BeachClaire Sheppard
Hardy souls at Boscombe beach! BBC Weather Watcher Claire Sheppard captured these swimmers enjoying a chilly dip
Colin Lennox-Gordon MONDAY - Charlton MarshallColin Lennox-Gordon
This perfect snowdrop was photographed at Charlton Marshall by BBC Weather Watcher Colin Lennox-Gordon

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 England'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 England'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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