After an unusually hot September and warm October, trees in many parts of Britain are only just starting to show their autumn colours – but this year's display should be spectacular. A wet spring combined with a sunny summer created perfect conditions for trees, allowing them to build up plenty of the leaf sugars that produce reds, golds and orange as they are absorbed back into the tree when the weather turns colder. And as this autumn has been mild so far, the display could last well into November. IBTimes UK presents photos of autumn foliage around Britain. Send us your photos and we will publish the best.
Dramatic autumn foliage surrounds Lochan Reoidhte in Aberfoyle, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA bright orange tree is seen through a gateway covered in red leaves, in the gardens and estate at Stourhead, Wiltshire, on 21 October 2016Toby Melville/ReutersAutumn leaves are reflected in the water of Loch Faskally, in Pitlochry, Scotland, on 24 October 2016Russell Cheyne/ReutersTourists take photographs of the Blair Athol Distillery in Pitlochry, Scotland, on 18 October 2016Russell Cheyne/ReutersA spectacular autumn scene across Loch Lomond in Tarbet, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesRowan berries are seen in front of autumnal foliage in Perthshire, Scotland, on 24 October 2016Russell Cheyne/ReutersTrees around the lake at Stourhead in Wiltshire are starting to show their autumn colours on 21 October 2016Toby Melville/ReutersMoored boats are seen on Loch Faskally, as autumn leaves are reflected in the water, in Pitlochry, Scotland, on 18 October 2016Russell Cheyne/ReutersA male deer barks at dawn during the annual deer rutting season at Richmond Park in London, on 9 October 2016Toby Melville/ReutersA grazing pony is seen through autumnal foliage in the village of Strathyre, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesVivid orange trees are reflected in Loch Achray in Brig O'Turk, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesMembers of the public stop to view the autumn colours in St Fillans, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesAutumn colours are reflected in Loch Earn in St Fillans, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesCopper-coloured bracken is seen against mist-covered hills in Glen Ogle, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesWalkers make their way through golden sunlight pouring through the trees in Glen Ogle, Scotland, on 25 October 2016Jeff J Mitchell/Getty ImagesA squirrel picks up a conker beneath trees that are beginning to show their autumn colours in Royal Victoria Park in Bath, on 19 October 2016Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesThe sun sets through autumnal foliage in Cranmore Woods near Shepton Mallet on 18 October 2016Matt Cardy/Getty ImagesFallen leaves create a copper carpet at Clarke's Gardens in Allerton, Liverpool, on Tuesday 18 October 2016Peter Byrne/PAPeople take photos in Westonbirt Arboretum in Gloucestershire, on Sunday 16 October 2016Ben Birchall/PAThe Virginia creeper covering a 15th century cottage, the Tu Hwnt i'r Bont tea room in Llanrwst, on the banks of the River Conwy in North Wales, had started turning from green to red on 21 September 2016 – the final day of summerPaul Ellis/AFP
Email your photos of autumn foliage in Britain to photo@ibtimes.co.uk, and we will publish the best in a picture gallery.
