For a small collection of islands, the UK packs in a phenomenal range of beautiful scenery.<br /><br />That's a fact highlighted annually when the country's Landscape Photographer of the Year awards are announced.<br /><br />This year's recently announced winners' list once again showcases stunning sights from across the UK.<br /><br />From the architectural glory of its industrial heartlands to its wild coastlines and rolling pastoral hillsides, the images are an alluring collection of visual highlights.<br /><br />This shot, titled "Heather in Bloom," shows the North York Moors, England. It earned John Robinson the "Countryside is GREAT Award."<br /><br />An exhibition of the winners of 2014's "Take a View" Landscape Photographer of the Year will run for nine weeks starting December 1 on the mezzanine level of Waterloo station in London.<br /><br />An accompanying book, "Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 8," is also available. <br /><br />The Awards are held in association with VisitBritain and the Countryside is GREAT campaign. There's more information via the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.take-a-view.co.uk" target="_blank" target="_blank">Take a View</a> website.
UK Landscape Photographer of the Year —
For a small collection of islands, the UK packs in a phenomenal range of beautiful scenery.

That's a fact highlighted annually when the country's Landscape Photographer of the Year awards are announced.

This year's recently announced winners' list once again showcases stunning sights from across the UK.

From the architectural glory of its industrial heartlands to its wild coastlines and rolling pastoral hillsides, the images are an alluring collection of visual highlights.

This shot, titled "Heather in Bloom," shows the North York Moors, England. It earned John Robinson the "Countryside is GREAT Award."

An exhibition of the winners of 2014's "Take a View" Landscape Photographer of the Year will run for nine weeks starting December 1 on the mezzanine level of Waterloo station in London.

An accompanying book, "Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 8," is also available.

The Awards are held in association with VisitBritain and the Countryside is GREAT campaign. There's more information via the Take a View website.
John Robinson/Take a View
This image by Jake Pike is titled "The last of the evening light on Durdle Door." <br /><br />It shows England's so-called Jurassic Coast in the southern county of Dorset.<br /><br />The crumbling Jurassic Coastline is a favorite among fossil hunters, yielding many paleontological treasures.
Jurassic Coast, Dorset —
This image by Jake Pike is titled "The last of the evening light on Durdle Door."

It shows England's so-called Jurassic Coast in the southern county of Dorset.

The crumbling Jurassic Coastline is a favorite among fossil hunters, yielding many paleontological treasures.
Jake Pike/Take a view
"Sunrise at Winnats Pass," by German photographer Sven Mueller shows rugged scenery in the central county of Derbyshire.<br /><br />It won the "You're Invited Award," sponsored by UK tourism agency Visit Britain, for the best image from an overseas entrant.
Winnats Pass, Derbyshire —
"Sunrise at Winnats Pass," by German photographer Sven Mueller shows rugged scenery in the central county of Derbyshire.

It won the "You're Invited Award," sponsored by UK tourism agency Visit Britain, for the best image from an overseas entrant.
Sven Mueller/Take a view
David Fieldhouse shot this image titled "Bright Eyes" of Hope Valley from the Great Ridge, Derbyshire.<br /><br />It scooped the prize for "Classic View."<br /><br />Derbyshire sits abreast the Pennines, a ridge of hills running the length of the country that are also known as "the backbone of England."
Hope Valley, Derbyshire —
David Fieldhouse shot this image titled "Bright Eyes" of Hope Valley from the Great Ridge, Derbyshire.

It scooped the prize for "Classic View."

Derbyshire sits abreast the Pennines, a ridge of hills running the length of the country that are also known as "the backbone of England."
David Fieldhouse/Take a view
A fruited tree in a murky woodland creates this wonderfully textural work titled "Bowdown Berries."<br /><br />The image, shot by Robert Oliver in Newbury, Berkshire -- the west of London -- won the "Your View" prize.
Newbury, Berkshire —
A fruited tree in a murky woodland creates this wonderfully textural work titled "Bowdown Berries."

The image, shot by Robert Oliver in Newbury, Berkshire -- the west of London -- won the "Your View" prize.
Robert Oliver/Take a view
An uncharacteristically snowy scene on the seafront at Brighton, a southern English seaside resort, won the "Living the View" award.<br /><br />The image, titled "Fred 'n' Sue," was taken by Brighton resident Jo Teasdale.<br /><br />Brighton is affectionately known to many as "London-on-sea" due to its popularity with people fleeing the frenetic capital in search of a more laid back lifestyle.
Brighton, East Sussex —
An uncharacteristically snowy scene on the seafront at Brighton, a southern English seaside resort, won the "Living the View" award.

The image, titled "Fred 'n' Sue," was taken by Brighton resident Jo Teasdale.

Brighton is affectionately known to many as "London-on-sea" due to its popularity with people fleeing the frenetic capital in search of a more laid back lifestyle.
Jo Teasdale/Take a view
This gritty panorama captures the windswept beauty of Anglesey, an island that juts into the Irish Sea off the northwestern tip of Wales.<br /><br />This image by Sam Rielly won the "UK Young Landscape Photographer of the Year" prize. <br /><br />It shows Parys Mountain, an area to the north of the island that's been scene of extensive copper mining. <br /><br />On clear days on Anglesey there are views across the sea to Ireland and of the mountains of Snowdonia, back in the Welsh mainland.
Parys Mountain, Anglesey, Wales —
This gritty panorama captures the windswept beauty of Anglesey, an island that juts into the Irish Sea off the northwestern tip of Wales.

This image by Sam Rielly won the "UK Young Landscape Photographer of the Year" prize.

It shows Parys Mountain, an area to the north of the island that's been scene of extensive copper mining.

On clear days on Anglesey there are views across the sea to Ireland and of the mountains of Snowdonia, back in the Welsh mainland.
Sam Rielly/Take a View
The industrial city of Sheffield provides the landscape for the winner of the "Urban View" award.<br /><br />Daniel Cook captures a stark view of a building known as The Arts Tower rising behind a solitary tree.<br /><br />One of the north of England's major urban centers, Sheffield's bold, modernist architecture set among a series of steep hills divides opinion, but recent regeneration projects have won over fans.
Sheffield, South Yorkshire —
The industrial city of Sheffield provides the landscape for the winner of the "Urban View" award.

Daniel Cook captures a stark view of a building known as The Arts Tower rising behind a solitary tree.

One of the north of England's major urban centers, Sheffield's bold, modernist architecture set among a series of steep hills divides opinion, but recent regeneration projects have won over fans.
Daniel Cook/Take a view
This almost timeless monochrome image shows trains and passengers at London Bridge Station, one of the busy rail stops serving the UK capital.<br /><br />Taken by Stephen Bright, the image won the "Lines in the Landscape" award.
London Bridge Station —
This almost timeless monochrome image shows trains and passengers at London Bridge Station, one of the busy rail stops serving the UK capital.

Taken by Stephen Bright, the image won the "Lines in the Landscape" award.
Stephen Bright/Take a view
This year's overall winner, titled "A Beginning and an End," is an intensely detailed shot of a mountainside in Glencoe, Scotland.<br /><br />Mark Littlejohn's image of ragged cliffs marbled by gushing streams covers such a narrow color palette that it almost resembles an impressionistic painting.
Glencoe, Scotland —
This year's overall winner, titled "A Beginning and an End," is an intensely detailed shot of a mountainside in Glencoe, Scotland.

Mark Littlejohn's image of ragged cliffs marbled by gushing streams covers such a narrow color palette that it almost resembles an impressionistic painting.
Mark Littlejohn/Take a view