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In pictures: Longleat at 60 and cricket returns

News imageTom Anders/Longleat A lioness is pictured walking through a field of bluebells on a sunny day.Tom Anders/Longleat
Longleat Safari Park is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year

This week Longleat celebrated 60 years since launching as a "world-first" and resident doctors went on strike in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Elsewhere, a production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opened and walkers captured pictures of a stunning sunrise on the hottest day of the year so far.

Here is our weekly roundup of photographs from across the West of England.

Bristol

News imagePA Media Football manager Roy Hodgson is pictured standing on the side of a pitch wearing a Bristol City black coat, a white shirt and burgundy tie and a pair of black sunglasses. He is looking to the side and appears to be smirking. The crowd behind him is blurred out.PA Media

The gaffer: Veteran football boss Roy Hodgson celebrated his second win as Bristol City manager after his team beat Sheffield United 1-0 on Easter Monday.

News imageBen Birchall/PA Wire An asian man is pictured holding up an orange sign which reads 'Patients need doctors. Doctors need jobs.' He is wearing glasses and smiling. Other people are around him also holding the same sign but he is in focus. He is standing in front of the Bristol Royal Infirmary on a sunny day.Ben Birchall/PA Wire

On strike: Resident doctors who are part of the British Medical Association (BMA) formed a picket line outside Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) in Bristol this week as part of six days of industrial action in their ongoing row over pay and jobs.

News imageBen Birchall/PA Wire The entrance to an Asda forecourt is blocked off by a row of orange traffic cones. The forecourt is empty but a few cars are parked in the bays behind the forecourt including a silver Corsa. There are some small puddles on the ground which are reflecting the sunlight.Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Running on empty: Cones blocked off access to some forecourts in Bristol this week including Asda in Bedminster. It comes as the war in Iran caused ongoing disruption to fuel supplies.

Gloucestershire

News imageSpace Walker The sun is peeking through a tree in a park next to a lake. The sky is blue and the picture is largely orange due to the sun. There are trees and hedges in the background.Space Walker

Step into spring: Space Walker captured this lovely sunrise at Frampton-on-Severn this week, on the hottest day of the year so far.

News imagePaul Sutton Image shows a small brown feathered skylark which is looking sideways. It has orange legs, a small beak and black eyes. It is standing on some overgrown grass.Paul Sutton

Rare species: Paul Sutton captured this beautiful skylark at Selsley Common in Stroud, where walkers are being urged to help protect the rare bird.

News imageA man with grey hair and glasses and a younger woman with black hair, stripy dungarees and tattoos are standing either side of a black chalkboard which reads 'Welcome to the Coach and Horses.' They both work at the pub and are wearing all black. They are standing behind a bar.

Making a difference: The Coach and Horses in Kingsholm has started allowing charities to use the pub as a community space in a scheme called the Homeground Project.

Wiltshire

News imageBBC Points West presenter Amanda Parr who has short blonde hair and is smiling is standing next to a man with a grey beard and a black cowboy-style hat. Behind them is a jeep-style vehicle with black and white stripes on it, and part of the main house at Longleat Safari Park

Roaring success: BBC Points West presenter Amanda Parr took a trip to Longleat this week as the Warminster safari park celebrated its 60th anniversary.

News imageA number of children are on a stage in a theatre with their backs turned, standing in front of a colourful swirly background in the style of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. There is a man wearing a cap, grey jumper and black jogging bottoms who is standing at the front of the stage. They appear to be rehearing for a production.

Something sweet: We went behind the scenes at the new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which has opened at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Cath Mist rolls over a field bordered by trees, a fence and a hedge. A sun rises over the scene.BBC Weather Watchers/Cath

Misty mornings: Weather Watcher Cath captured this photo from an early sunrise walk in Melksham.

News imageWarminster Town Council Image shows people walking past market stalls, two people are seen holding cups of coffee, others are chatting and some are walking in the opposite direction. In front of them is a painting which of a busy market stall. Warminster Town Council

Market art: Thousands headed to Warminster's Independent Spring Market last weekend to welcome local traders, with one taking time to create this painting of the scene.

Somerset

News imageSteven Paston/PA Wire A small brown dachshund dog is wrapped up in a white blanket and is sat on someone's lap. In the background are other spectators who are blurred out and the dog is in focus. The dog is looking directly at the camera.Steven Paston/PA Wire

Nose for the game: This little dachshund was spotted wrapped up warm as crowds enjoyed day one of the Rothesay County Championship cricket action in Taunton.

News imageBen Birchall/PA Wire Image shows rows of traffic on the M5 heading northbound and southbound. There are several cars travelling in both directions including caravans, 4x4s and smaller vehicles. Image appears to be captured from a bridge above the road and shows the central reservation in the middle.Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Eggs-treme getaway: Easter Monday saw the usual heavy traffic heading both north and south on the M5 in Somerset.

News imageJosh East Photography A motorsport racer in a small multi-coloured kart wearing a colourful helmet is pictured on a racecourse with his left hand in the air. Josh East Photography

Ahead of the curve: 11-year-old Deno from Somerset has been racing to compete at the highest level of motorsport karting in the UK. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of his idol Lewis Hamilton!

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