Where to see autumn wildlife

Common beech woodland in autumn, the Wildlife Trusts

© Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Where to see wildlife in the autumn

Autumn highlights

For many plants, insects and some mammals, autumn is a time of slowing down, of shutting down. It’s all about changing where and how you live in preparation for the great annual emergency: winter. For many birds it’s about arrivals and departures, some flying south  in pursuit of food and warmth, while others arrive from the Arctic for a mellower winter. The red deer decide that this is the moment to get dramatic about breeding, while all around them summer's lush greens become browns and oranges, punctuated with pops of red and purple berries.

Woodland in autumn with the path covered in fallen red leaves, the Wildlife Trusts

© Zsuzsanna Bird

Autumn woodlands

Experience
Pink footed geese The Wildlife Trusts

David Tipling/2020VISION

Pink footed geese

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Heather

©Mark Hamblin/2020VISION

Heather

Experience
Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic Salmon leaping ©Rob Jordan/2020VISION

Salmon

Experience
Elderberries held in hands over a grassy lawn, The Wildlife Trusts

© Alan Price/Gatehouse Studio

Go foraging

Experience
Lapwing flock

©David Tipling/2020VISION

Bird migration

Experience
(C) David Parkyn

©David Parkyn

Beavers

Experience
mushroom

Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Fungi

Experience
Red Squirrel (c) Mike Snelle

Mike Snelle

Red squirrels

Experience
Red deer hinds in mist at sunrise, The Wildlife Trusts

© Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

Red deer

Experience
Pied wagtail perched on a washing line as snow falls, The Wildlife Trusts

© Bob Coyle

Winter wildlife

Experience
Meathop Moss nature reserve, Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Meathop Moss nature reserve, Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Year round wildlife

Experience