First snow in the UK - in pictures

The first significant snow this winter has hit Scotland with many parts of the west and south affected Photograph: Michael McGurk/Rex Features

Sheep on the snow covered hills above the Glens in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

A farmer clears his gate after heavy snow at Cowshill, Durham Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Max and Ursula Lantvia playing on a sledge in Kelvingrove Park, Glasgow Photograph: Michael McGurk/Rex Features

A woman walks her dog through the snow in Allenheads, Hexham Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

A robin sits on a snow covered branch after snowfall near Hexham Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Jockeys and their horses are caught in a blizzard as they make their way to the gallops on the Pennines near West Witton Photograph: John Giles/PA

A butterfly sits on berries between snow showers in the Scottish Borders Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

A farmer brings in his sheep near Peebles, Scotland Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

A rose covered in snow in Moulin, Perthshire Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters

A woman walking her dog in the snow near Peebles, Scotland Photograph: David Cheskin/PA

Snow on the hills above Malham in the Yorkshire Dales
Photograph: Christopher Thomond for The Guardian