Towards the end of the month, high winds have blown a lot of last weeks leaves off from the Laurieston pass, but in the valleys the autumnal display is still in full magnificence. Carstramon Wood glows in waves of sunlight shed between clouds, the warm colours accentuated against a cobalt blue sky.
As we move to November, after the past few days storms, there are a surprising amount of leaves left in sheltered woodland. Inland from Mersehead the larches are spectacular, boldly yellow and amber along spreading branches and beneath, tiny saplings rise from the ground like flames from the soft bed of needles.