Pictures

Apples ripen in early autumn

Deciduous trees change the colour of their leaves

Falling leavs are often red in North America. Many red-leaved plants in our gardens come from there.

Different trees change to different colours. Birch trees, as well as aspens, have yellow leaves.

Mushrooms sprout through the fallen leaves of trees during autumn.

Park trees are often chosen for their spectacular colours in autumn.

Autumn

Autumn trees

Bonfires are tradiitonally used to burn up dead wood in late autumn.

Carved pumpkins for Halloween

A close-up of leaves showing the way they change from green to yellow to red.

Holly begins to show its berries in autumn.

Horse chestnut fruits are made of a green shell and a large central nut. These have been split open to show them.

When the conkers fall, their shells begin to break open naturally.

These are the resulting frutis, which are nuts that we call conkers.

Fireworks are often used for autumn celebrations.

Hedgehogs make their final search for food before hibernating.

This pumpkin has been hollowed out and a light or candle placed inside to make it glow.

A selection of vegetables gathered from the fields for a Harvest Festival.

Acorns turn from green in late summer to brown in autumn, before falling to teh ground.