Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Afternoon all A stupid question or a very real thing? I'm in the UK next week and I'm wondering if the trees are changing already. here in France (Loire Valley) there is a definite change of colour in the trees. Not fully fledged but the beginnings are there. So I'm curious about the UK. Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulstw Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Driving up the A82 in Scotland you can already see it happening. Last to get spring and the first to get Autumn. I'm sure there's a scientific reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Yep, they are starting to change but early stages. The beech in our garden was showing signs at least 10 days ago and I noticed it in our nearby park at the weekend. Not enough for pictures of autumn proper yet though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Great! Good and maybe bad. I'm in the UK from 14 to 26 Sep 05 to 10 Oct 05 to 14 Nov I was hoping that the latter was going to my autumn colours but I suspect by then it will all be gone. You think I will be out of luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Depending on where in the UK you are I guess the first two dates might work for autumn colour. I tend to associate Bonfire Night (5th November) with essentially leafless trees and misty, cold autumnal days - "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness". The colour has normally gone by my birthday at the beginning of November and the days are getting seriously short and we are into our winter coats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 I hope Martin that your prediction doesn't come true! Last year and the year before I was lucky to be in the UK in November and still found autumn colours around. Hopefully there will no gusts of wind that will be strong enough to get the leaves off the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Some serendipity is needed to capture fall colors and spring blossoms. Mother Nature does not concern herself with our schedules. Good luck, Jools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Tell me about Ed. i'm hoping Lady Luck will be with me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 I hope Martin that your prediction doesn't come true! Last year and the year before I was lucky to be in the UK in November and still found autumn colours around. Hopefully there will no gusts of wind that will be strong enough to get the leaves off the trees. May just be my aging memory I took this on 27 October last year because of the wind stripping the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Fingers crossed Martin! Just hope the trees stay nice and colourful so i can do my road trip in early November from the south west to Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 First two pictures Abergavenny-way, all the rest home counties. 26th October 2013 26th October 2013 3rd November 201017th November 2012 10th November 2013 6th October 201217th November 2012Seems to me that - last year aside, when things seemed a little late in appearing - peak time in the SE of the UK is last two weeks of October, first few days of November.As others have said, it depends where you are and what the Gods decide this year. However I'd say that the mid-point is most likely to be your best option overall, while in Scotland and the far north of England, late September would likely be preferable. After Bonfire night, everything's likely to be on the floor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Elliott Posted September 11, 2014 Author Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thanks Danny. I was always under the impression that Scotland was later than England in regards to colours in the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gervais Montacute Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 No Autumn colours in this part of the UK just yet. It's way down south and we're having a really good September, almost of Indian summer proportions at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Around Oxfordshire the horse chestnuts are already shedding their brown leaves. Unfortunately this is due to disease(Horse Chestnut leaf blotch) rather than autumn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 And in the north of England: 6 October 2013: 1 19th November 2013: Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastrega Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 The young silver birches in our street (near Edinburgh) are blazing orange this week. Beech hedges have gone yellow and when I went down the coast yesterday there were already some trees that were dropping their leaves. I did read somewhere that the more rain we get in the summer, the better the colourful display in autumn. We've had a bit of a mixed bag weather-wise this summer here, but I also noticed that my favourite place for picking brambles (because there are usually millions) is very disappointing, with the fruit not ripe or the bushes having just died back. Sometimes autumn colour has been and gone here really quickly because of the wind - a.k.a. 'gales' if you are not used to it. Good luck with it anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People were picvking what seemed to be a good crop of brambles 2-3 weeks ago down here. Shame about the Scottish crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastrega Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 People were picvking what seemed to be a good crop of brambles 2-3 weeks ago down here. Shame about the Scottish crop. I know - I finally perfected my bramble jelly last year and was looking forward to another few jars this year.... Goes really well with poultry as a nice substitute for plum sauce....... I will have a rake around and see if I can find a new supply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Supermarket? Not the same I know but needs must and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastrega Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Supermarket? Not the same I know but needs must and all that... I'll find some - I know some other good spots to look. They don't all have to be ripe as you need some unripe ones for the pectin. Involves a bit of a scramble over an old shale bing, but worth it if I get a good bagful. They'd be a little pricey to buy them in the supermarket for making jelly, but your suggestion has reminded me of a market where I might get a boxful quite cheaply..... Hmm. Thanks. Have an unripe sticker on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks Danny. I was always under the impression that Scotland was later than England in regards to colours in the trees. T'other way round The further north, the later the spring and the earlier the autumn. The East Midlands are only 100 miles north of us as the crow flies and it can be as much as a fortnight different near the coast. Not too many trees in Lincolnshire to turn autumnal though. My mum lives in Boston and she has just about the only one in the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 This was taken last Sunday (6 September) at Wollaton Park near Nottingham: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulstw Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I actually can't believe this. I took this image on the 24 Sept 2013, and I distinctly remember the feeling of dread because Autumn just landed on us with no warning. That's under two weeks away from now. Last year I was all down in the dumps about it, however, this year, I'm thinking, glass misty lochs, no haze in the air, golden landscapes and nice low sun light. I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 It's mostly been said, just to add in Cambridgeshire the end October to mid November seems to be the time for autumn colours. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Blackberries around here in the north midlands are plentiful, I'd go as far to say they are the best crop ever. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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