Autumn wildlife

Toadstool

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Where to see wildlife in autumn

Autumn highlights

For many plants, insects and some mammals, autumn is a time of slowing down, of shutting down. It’s all about changing where and how you live in preparation for the great annual emergency: winter. For many birds it’s about arrivals and departures, some flying south  in pursuit of food and warmth, while others arrive from the Arctic for a mellower winter. The red deer decide that this is the moment to get dramatic about breeding, while all around them summer's lush greens become browns and oranges, punctuated with pops of red and purple berries.

Murmuration of Starlings

Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Starling murmuration

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Sloes in hand

Alan Price/Gatehouse Studio

Foraging

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Red squirrel - Helen Haden

Red squirrel by Helen Haden

Red squirrels

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Toadstool

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Fungi

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Autumn Trees

Peter Cairns/2020VISION

Autumn woodlands

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Close-up of a common lizard basking on a rock in the sunshine

Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography

Reptiles

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Swallows

Alan Price/Gatehouse Studio

Bird migration

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Heather

Guy Edwardes/2020VISION

Heather

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A roe deer in the woodland at Heysham Moss

Alan Wright

Roe deer

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