Autumn gentian
A late-flowering plant, Autumn gentian displays pretty, mauve, tube-like flowers atop its reddish stems. It favours dry, chalk grassland and sand dune habitats.
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Be a hedgehog hero this autumn
Everyone loves a hedgehog: they look cute, they can roll into a prickly ball, and they snuffle around munching pesky slugs and snails that devour our prized plants – a gardener’s best friend! But…
Walk for wildlife this autumn!
Sign-up for our #BigWildWalk and raise funds for The Wildlife Trusts’ great green recovery appeal.
Let nature into your garden this autumn
As the nights draw in and the weather gets colder, it may be tempting to have a big tidy up of your garden, but DON’T! Put down your shovel and pruners and let nature in to your garden this autumn…
Go nuts for Red Squirrel Week
Autumn is fast approaching, bringing with it one of our favourite weeks of the year: Red Squirrel Week (23 – 29 September). Shanna Rice, Red Squirrel Officer, extols the virtues of this beautiful…
Pink waxcap
This beautiful pink fungus appears in late summer and autumn.
Common rosefinch
The common rosefinch is a rare visitor to the UK, usually passing through in autumn.
Giant puffball
This football-sized fungus can be seen in autumn, sometimes growing on grass verges.
Bilberry
Bilberries appear in summer and early autumn and are often turned into jams, pies and sauces...
Little stint
This tiny wading bird is most often seen in autumn, feeding on the muddy margins of wetlands.
Orchard
A visit to a traditional orchard reveals gnarled old trunks of fruit and nut trees bursting with blossoms and young leaves in springtime, with wildflowers and insects populating summer’s long…
Sooty shearwater
These globe-spanning seabirds can often be seen offshore in autumn, shearing low over the waves.