Now that October has arrived, it’s beginning to feel like autumn in the woods. The leaves on the trees are mostly still green but some are starting to fall and the first hints of yellow and red are starting to appear. Walking in the woods yesterday I noticed that it seems to be an exceptionally good year for fruit and berries. There are even quite a few apple trees scattered around, some are crab-apples but some are much larger, perhaps grown from pips left by former woodsmen. The rowan trees in particular are laden down with bright red berries this year, which make a welcome splash of colour amongst the green. Along one of the rides, the heavy dew highlighted a whole row of spider’s webs stretching out into the distance. Soon autumn will start in earnest and the volunteers will start the winter job of coppicing, so we should enjoy the milder weather while we can.