October Story

Hedgehogs fatten themselves on squirming worms. Flowers reveal their skeletons. Birds carefully select ruby red berries, picking them from thorned bushes rather like taking down the decorations of a Christmas tree. Leaves begin to flash red, yellows and golds before being blown from their sudden slumber, performing an aerial dance before landing gently in a pile, ready to be crunched by little brown boots.

As the curtain is drawn on summer and Autumn arrives with a crisp yet warming kiss. Subscribe to the newsletter for a more in depth guide to the month ahead.