We visited one of our favourite places to walk yesterday, a chance to give our dog a good run and sniffing adventure before the anticipated storm arrived to knock our socks off. It was also a great opportunity to take some photos of beautiful Browns Wood at this magical time of year.
It was a perfect autumnal day and the woods offered plenty of beautiful subjects to photograph. Glowing Field Maple leaves caught my attention, the exotic colour highlighted further by sunlight streaming down onto the tree branches from above.
Looking around at the ground I often find things of interest, like this forgotten tree stump covered in a thick coat of Ivy.
Dried teasel line a long path, separating the new section of woodland from the field beyond. Long grasses sway in the wind, wildflower seed heads rattle eerily, scattering seeds everywhere.
Deeper into the ancient woods, light struggled to filter through from above, creating dramatic light, colour and long shadows.
Exiting the ancient woods, dark and dramatic shadows greet the light from the fields beyond.
Browns Wood is a wonderful place to visit and we’re incredibly lucky to have this magical place on our doorstep. For more information about Browns Wood, take a look at this previous blog post https://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/a-visit-to-browns-wood/
Heavy rain fell overnight and it appears our location escaped the damaging wind. Looking at news reports today, others were not so lucky with gusts of up to 105 mph, trees coming down, flooding and loss of power.
The Garden Smallholder 
SO beautiful! I especially like the tall grass. Very nice.
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Such evocative photos and words. (Glad you escaped the high winds.)
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What beautiful photos. You are indeed lucky to have such a beautiful woodland close by. You have reminded me that it would be nice to explore our local woods this week. Glad you avoided the storm. We did here too.
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Glad the wind didn’t wreak too much havoc in your lovely wood. Lovely autumnal photos :)
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Glorious photos – I could smell the Autumn air! Leaves barely begun to colour here.
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A beautiful set of images as always :D I really feel like I’ve been on the walk with you :)
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Terrific autumnal pictures. xx
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Beautiful photos. The light is wonderful and shows just how wonderful the commonest of plants can be uch as Field Maple and Teasel.
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It looks like a wonderful walk, thanks for sharing such lovely seasonal images. The shot of the sun-filled field maple is particularly beautiful, Helen
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Thank you for the scrumptious walk in the woods. Your pictures are gorgeous.
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Thank you everyone!
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Lovely photos, autumn is one of my favourite times.
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How lovely all your fall pictures are! I love leaves and this was a pleasure for sure. Thanks!
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