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OS Wallpaper Download: January 2022

Created from a former gravel pit, this Site of Special Scientific Interest is now a mixed wetlands and a haven for many types of wildlife, including kingfishers and otters.

OS Wallpaper Downloads: 2021 roundup

Pick your favourite free wallpaper download from the last 12 months.

OS Wallpaper Download: December 2021

Mam Tor (or 'Mother Hill') is a 517m hill in the Peak District which provides great views over the surrounding countryside, summer and winter. You will find popular walking routes both over and around the hill, which has the remains of an ancient fort at the top.

OS Wallpaper Download: November 2021

This time of the year you will find the squirrels being very active, storing up nuts and building up body fat to survive the winter. While grey squirrels dominate most of the country, you can still find native red squirrels in Scotland, and in isolated pockets in England and Wales.

OS Wallpaper Download: October 2021

Just on the borders between Cumbria and North Yorkshire, Nine Standards Rigg is the summit of Hartley Fell. It's named for the nine impressive cairns. It's a great viewpoint over the surrounding area, and is a key marker on the Coast to Coast walk.

OS Wallpaper Download: September 2021

North-west of Inverness, Loch Kinellan is a small loch with an ancient artificial island, or crannog. This picture by Craig Wallace was taken in 2014.

OS Wallpaper Download: August 2021

Britain's coastlines have some remarkable beaches, and August is generally the most popular time to visit. This photo by Jeff Buck is of Barkby Beach (Traeth Barcbi in Welsh) in Denbighshire (Sir Ddinbych).

OS Wallpaper Download: Map Reading Week 2021

As part of Map Reading Week, we've created this new free wallpaper download of the very first Ordnance Survey map - 'An Entirely New & Accurate Survey Of The County Of Kent, With Part Of The County Of Essex', by Captain William Mudge

OS Wallpaper Download: July 2021

Lose yourself in this field of meadow buttercups in this beautiful summer photo taken near Nettleton Mill, Castle Combe, Wiltshire by Simon Tye. Downloads for desktop, mobile, Zoom and Teams

OS Wallpaper Download: June 2021

To celebrate the release of the new edition OS Explorer maps for the Lake District, this months' free wallpaper download is of Castlerigg Stone Circle, near Keswick.