The natural world is in full preparation for the winter that will follow, doing everything it can to survive until spring.
It's a time of change and there’s lots to look out when you wrap up warm for an autumnal walk.
Here are 10 things to look out for in October.
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9. Peep at a leaf
As the trees start shedding their leaves, there can be some spectacular dispays of golden and red foliage. Perhaps the prettiest sight is the silver birch, whose yellow autumnal leaves contrast dramatically with the silver bark that gives them their name. Photo: Canva/Getty Images
10. Cute critters
A remarkable 40 per cent of the world's grey seal population live in Scotland during autumn and winter. October is when many of the adorable and silken baby seal pups are born and if you visit one of the many coastal colonies on a nice day you'll see hundred of them sunning themselves on rocks. Photo: Canva/Getty Images