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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.

OS Wallpaper: May 2021

If you are lucky enough to live near one of Britain's ancient woodlands, at this time of the year you may find a carpet of bluebells covering the ground between the trees. This photo by OS team member Liz Beverly was taken this week in Hampshire.

OS Wallpaper: April 2021

For most of the country, spring has sprung, and if you are exploring many parts of the country you'll find lambs playing in newly lush fields. This photo by Lewis Clarke was taken in April 2014.

OS Wallpaper: March 2021

It's the first day of meteorological spring (you have to wait until 20 March for astronomical spring). This picture by Norma Sartoretto of Crummock Water in the Lake District shows green shoots on the lowest areas, while the cooler hills are still held fast by winter.