A grassy hollow with red, orange and green trees beneath a blue sky and big white clouds

Winkworth Arboretum is a regular spot for us in autumn (see previous visits in 2021, 2024, 2025). We were a little earlier this year, so there weren’t as many trees aflame, but we did get to see some that are often past their best on our visits.

Close up of autumn leaves in an explosion of red, orange, yellow and green

Sunlit red, orange and yellow maple leaves against a patch of blue sky

A hand in a knitted fingerless glove holding a cluster of golden oak leaves still joined at the stem

I picked up a few fallen leaves and brought a couple home with me, but this cluster I put back on the ground where I found it. I loved that the leaves were all still attached together, and knew they wouldn’t survive the journey without breaking apart.