6th October 2026, and in my search for autumnal colour I focus mostly on leaves. Enjoy…

6th October 2026

🔼 Autumnal colour. Hooray!  🔽 Crimson haws of the Hawthorn

6th October 2026

6th October 2026

🔼 Hazel leaves are starting the long descent into winter and looking fantastic against that clear blue sky

6th October 2026

🔼 The humble Blackberry briar can be relied upon to lend ruby-red leaves to the hedgerow and woodlands 🔽 So too the Hawthorn, colouring early (but this year even this is late!)

6th October 2026

6th October 2026

🔼 Meanwhile the Holly leaves retain their glossy green, and offer us red berries as if in apology 🔽

6th October 2026

6th October 2026

🔼 Golden in the October sun (I’d say Birch but I’m not 100% sure) 🔽 The Sycamore is showing an exceptional amount of green! And, look, there colour of the bricks

6th October 2026

🔽 Harts Tongue Fern looking so much greener and fresher than those we saw all crisped up in the summer

6th October 2026

6th October 2026

Berries 🔼 Bryony, looks like its been dangling its berries for several weeks now 🔽 Yew showing its berries as if to wish us goodbye

6th October 2026

We’ll take our cue from the yew and say that’s all for now folks. Hope you enjoyed.