Your pictures on the theme of 'wilderness' - BBC News

A selection of striking images from our readers around the world.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingWe asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "wilderness". Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.

Image source, Jerry HughesImage caption, Jerry Hughes: "Rivers of glacial meltwater meander and meet along a wide valley, deep in the Icelandic southern highlands. The late afternoon September sun highlights the mossy slopes of the mountains on the other side."Image source, Mike WrightImage caption, Mike Wright: "Dartmoor - the last wilderness in southern England. Crazywell Cross is one of many crosses on the Moor, placed to help travellers find their way."Image source, Simon DavisImage caption, Simon Davis: "What I imagine purgatory looks like. Uyuni salt flats in the dry season."Image source, Adrian LaveryImage caption, Adrian Lavery: "The Mourne Mountains in County Down - our own wilderness, just 40 minutes from Belfast."Image source, Simon AlbuttImage caption, Simon Albutt: "The edge of a sand dune in the vast, arid expanse of the Wahiba Sands, Oman."Image source, Łukasz WojtylakImage caption, Łukasz Wojtylak: "A couple fishing in the river Grímsá, one of Iceland's best salmon rivers."Image source, Steve DemeranvilleImage caption, Steve Demeranville photographed the Tasmanian Wilderness, one of the largest Unesco World Heritage sites on the planet: "I had many days of exploring on foot - a beautiful and memorable adventure, made possible by Mother Nature."Image source, Verna EvansImage caption, Verna Evans: "Don't worry, we can get the rest of the boys round to hack back the foliage before we disappear into the wilderness."Image source, Gosia SousaImage caption, Gosia Sousa: "A new leaf of life in the jungle."Image source, Lee SlaterImage caption, Lee Slater: "Feeling on top of the world on Aotearoa/New Zealand's Routeburn Track overlooking World Heritage-listed Fiordland National Park."Image source, John WrightImage caption, John Wright: "I took this picture of the frozen local lake, the forest and the stars, early in the morning, near Church Crookham, Hampshire."Image source, Tim HallImage caption, Tim Hall: "Lone tree on Bleaklow Moor."Image source, Stuart AppletonImage caption, Stuart Appleton: "Fog creeping through the hills of Buxton, as the sun begins to rise."Image source, David PecheyImage caption, David Pechey: "The hot and sulphurous conditions in, and above, the volcanic soils of Yellowstone National Park have proved impossible for vegetation to survive."Image source, Mary SzymanskiImage caption, Mary Szymanski: "Into the Wild. An 11km kayak to the wilderness camp at the other end of Bowman Lake, Glacier National Park."Image source, Tim LippettImage caption, Tim Lippett: "Breaking trail on the way up the Fairfield Horseshoe, Lake District."Image source, Glen CousquerImage caption, Glen Cousquer: "An acorn believes in a wild future in Cwm Cynfal National Nature Reserve. Hope resides in an acorn and yearns for a future in which wilderness is restored."Image source, Mike HalsallImage caption, Mike Halsall: "My daughter looking out towards the wilderness of the Abu Dhabi desert in UAE."Image source, Lisa BonhamImage caption, Lisa Bonham: "My daughter walking through the enormous, empty woodland."Image source, Jane LuetkensImage caption, Jane Luetkens: "This reminded me of the desolate, wild sand dunes in Namibia - but it is actually a cabbage!"The next theme is "towers" and the deadline for entries is 6 February 2024.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the BBC News website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

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