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A wooden gate on a dirt track. There are signs for Stonehill Down Nature Reserve, and signs about keeping dogs on leads. Green sloping hills are in the distance.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A very old stone bench is perched on a clifftop among long grass, looking onto the sea. The rest of the coast stretches away below, and off into the distance.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A Victorian pier snakes out into the sea. On the horizon are cliffs covered in a patchwork of fields. In the foreground, there are large boulders.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

Woman with reddish tight-curled hair she is wearing necklaces and has her head to the left smiling at the camera.

Body of woman missing after July dive not found

Emily Sherwin failed to surface after a dive off Old Harry Rocks on 23 July.

Rugged curved cliffs with sandby beach and green/turquoise sea - it is a calm sunny day.

Man's body found on beach 'unexplained'

The man's body was discovered near Chapman's Pool, Worth Matravers on Sunday morning.

Metal flight of steps with cliff either side and pale yellow textured tread.

Storm-wrecked steps to beach replaced

The flight of steel steps provides full walking access again from Swanage beach to Ballard Down.

The remains of the medieval Christchurch Castle and Norman House stand on the banks of a river surrounded by grass. More modern development can be seen in the background and the sky is a vivid blue in bright sunshine.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

A solitary person sits on a beach with their backpack resting beside them. The waves are crashing on the sand in front of them while the sky bursts full of orange, yellow, purple and blue hues form a stunning sunset.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.

Most of the shot shows a wide expanse of water with wooden groynes on the right-hand side. Both the water and the sky are a very vivid blue colour that darkens from left to right. The first rays of the sun also create a golden glow on the horizon on the left-hand side of the picture.

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

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.