This is one of my favourite woods. I have been scouting for the last two months, hoping that autumn colours would deliver a picture to remember.

To a large extent, we have avoided the drought conditions that have affected much of England this year. So we have experienced an autumn that started slowly, lasted longer than normal and gave beautiful colour.

Although the wood is mixed with deciduous and conifer, beech trees predominate.

I hope this picture, 'Autumn Beeches', expresses the gold we hope for at this time of year.