Enjoy The Autumn Leaves

Visitors are being encouraged to get out and about and enjoy the glorious autumn colours that are appearing all over the country. 

If you've been watching Autumnwatch on BBC2 then you'll have seen some of those gorgeous leaf colours already as last Friday's progreamme was based at stunning Westonbirt Arboretum in Glouctershire.

The arboretum takes the number spot on the list recently produced by Forestry Commission England to celebrate this special season, their top ten spots to enjoy autumn colour in England are:

1. Westonbirt Arboretum, Gloucestershire 
2. Friston Forest in East Sussex
3. Bedgebury Pinetum in Kent
4. The Wye Valley in the Forest of Dean
5. Salcey Forest, near Northampton
6. Maulden Woods in Bedfordshire
7. Grizedale Forest, Cumbria, North West England
8. Castle Neroche near Taunton, Somerset
9. Bolderwood, New Forest
10. Mendip sites, Somerset 

Find out more on these locations via the Forestry Commision website: www.forestry.gov.uk/autumn