The first frosts of winter have encouraged trees to shed their last leaves, and deciduous species are now bare. Chris Chappell explains the wildlife we should be looking out for this month...

Read our ecologist Anne's quick and easy tips to ID thrushes you might see over the winter months!

What does our wildlife really get up to in the winter months?

The change of season brings stunning autumn colours, the Somerset countryside transformed into yellows, orange and brown. Our summer visiting birds have now gone, and winter species are arriving…

The change of season accelerates in October, with shorter days, leaves starting to fall and fungi sprouting in the woods. Chris Chappell advises the wildlife to watch out for as the season changes…