20 of the best autumn escapes around the UK

These breaks revel in the glorious change of season, and take in everything from foraging and festivals to stargazing and glamping

The Guardian view on autumn: as summer ends, fresh starts abound

Editorial: Though the days turn cold and the night draws in, we should not mourn; this time of year is full of richnesses and new beginnings too

Country diary: into the woods and out of the ordinary

Coed y Cwm, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: The deep leaf litter beneath my feet soaks up other sounds, creating an acoustic like that of a softly furnished library

The Guardian view on the pleasures of autumn

Editorial: It will be a difficult winter, but the natural world brings small, precious consolations

Autumn colour brings joy to UK’s growing band of ‘leaf peepers’

Increasing numbers of people are discovering the pleasures of the turning of the seasons

Chekhov and Georgia O’Keeffe loved autumn leaves, and so do I

Their colour provides solace as we struggle to adjust from summer to darker nights and rain

Country diary: the otter’s trail leads me out of a brown study

Howsham Mill, North Yorkshire: The river, at first sluggish and uninspiring, suddenly looks gold and green, and full of life

Why fiddle with our clocks? This ritual persecution of the sleepless must end

Simon Jenkins: The return from summer time to gloomy GMT owes nothing to nature and all to the Scots. Let us down south enjoy a little light