Get into Autumn

Autumn Colours - Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8896

Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB1_8896

Autumn is coming as colours switch to golden browns.

Hope Valley - Ebbor Gorge, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 805_0649

Hope Valley – Ebbor Gorge, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID 805_0649

In Somerset you are never too far from a wood.  In the Mendips we have some wonderful woods such as Ebbor Gorge, Beacon Hill, East Harptree and Stock Hill.

East Harptree Wood - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7705

East Harptree Wood – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID JB_7705

Stockhill is mainly covered in conifers. But at autumn it still has plenty to offer. Bracken amongst the trees turns orange, and in hidden corners there are lots beech trees.

Stockhill Woods - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID BR52838

Stockhill Woods – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID BR52838

A young beech tree deep in the conifer wood.

Stockhill Woods - Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID BR52781

Stockhill Woods – Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID BR52781

There are patches of mature deciduous trees at Stockhill.  And as you can see they are popular with people of all ages.

Autumn Colours - Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0486

Autumn Colours – Stock Hill Woods, Mendip Hills, Somerset, UK. ID IMG_0486

Beacon Hill is probably my favourite autumn wood.  Plenty of mature trees in a hidden ancient landscape.

Autumn - Beacon Hill Woods, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6365

Autumn – Beacon Hill Woods, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6365

Don’t forget the small things.

Autumn Leaves - Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 826_2809

Autumn Leaves – Lynchcombe, Somerset, UK. ID 826_2809

Autumn is the time to find mushrooms.

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) - Beacon Hill Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6301

Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) – Beacon Hill Wood, Somerset, UK. ID 823_6301

Lots of them!

Fungi Foray - Beacon Hill Woods, Somerset, UK. ID 826_2257

Fungi Foray – Beacon Hill Woods, Somerset, UK. ID 826_2257

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