{"id":3575,"date":"2019-09-11T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=3575"},"modified":"2019-09-11T10:03:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T10:03:41","slug":"what-to-look-for-in-september-natures-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/11\/what-to-look-for-in-september-natures-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"What to look for in September &#8211; Nature&#8217;s Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September heralds the beginning of autumn as the leaves begin to change colour and fall and the nights draw in. \u00a0The fields may be bare but the hedgerows are brimming with a bountiful harvest of wild berries and fruits, including rose hips, damsons, blackberries, and hazel nuts. Sea bird migration is at its peak and sharp-eyed watchers from headlands may see passing flocks of shearwaters and skuas. September is also a great month for spotting whales, porpoises and seals along the coast. The warm gold light of September and the warm tones of autumn foliage give the countryside\u00a0 a special glow. If you&#8217;d like to see the full range of natural sights on offer this month, take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/british-wildsights\/autumn\/what-to-look-for-in-september.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive new gallery of images showing What to look for in September<\/a>, and we&#8217;ve also created a print gallery of September\u2019s natural highlights, if\u00a0 you would like to order a print or gift for an autumn occasion.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Chalk downland landscape with sheep grazing, Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire, England, UK, September 2011.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01471477-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Chalk downland landscape with sheep grazing, Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire, England, UK, September 2011.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600676-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Sunrise through stone at Men-An-Tol, Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK. September 2016.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600676-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600676-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600676-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Sunrise through stone at Men-An-Tol, Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK. September 2016.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537757-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Flock of wading birds flying over The Wash, at dusk, Norfolk, UK, September 2008.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537757-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537757-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537757-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Flock of wading birds flying over The Wash, at dusk, Norfolk, UK, September 2008.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Corfe Castle, early morning llight and mist, Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK. September 2014.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01513252-1-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Corfe Castle, early morning llight and mist, Corfe Castle, Dorset, UK. September 2014.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600776-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole at sunrise, West Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK. September 2015.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600776-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600776-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01600776-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Lulworth Cove and Stair Hole at sunrise, West Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK. September 2015.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Stubble left in fields after harvest, Haregill Lodge Farm, Ellingstring, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01394409-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Stubble left in fields after harvest, Haregill Lodge Farm, Ellingstring, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dog walkers silhouetted against yellow sky. Cley bank, Norfolk, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01408873-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dog walkers silhouetted against yellow sky. Cley bank, Norfolk, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mammals <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Squirrel and mouse populations are busy preparing for the winter months, so keep an eye out for hoarding hibernators. Their natural predators &#8211; pine martens, stoats and weasels &#8211; are more easily observed as the lush foliage of summer gives way to the light covering of early autumn. As the nights draw in, hungry badgers and hedgehogs venture out earlier in search of food. Deer populations are reaching their peak.\u00a0 Native red deer may observed at many locations around Scotland in particular, and those on Jura even take to the sea to seek out fresh pastures across the Sound of Jura. Meanwhile, herds of introduced sika deer can be seen in some heathlands and woodlands of southern England, for example at the RSPB&#8217;s Arne reserve.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) climbing on ears of wheat. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01392098-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Harvest Mouse (Micromys minutus) climbing on ears of wheat. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Weasel (Mustela nivalis) investigating birch stump with bracket fungus in autumn woodland, Sheffield, England, UK.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01522381-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Weasel (Mustela nivalis) investigating birch stump with bracket fungus in autumn woodland, Sheffield, England, UK.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01056116-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Three 10 month old Badgers (Meles meles) browsing in leaf litter at night, Derbyshire, UK\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01056116-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01056116-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01056116-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Three 10 month old Badgers (Meles meles) browsing in leaf litter at night, Derbyshire, UK\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag chasing hind, Wales, UK. September. Captive in Deer Park.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01500223-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag chasing hind, Wales, UK. September. Captive in Deer Park.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Curious Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) peering at camera from garden fence, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, September 2016.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01572688-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Curious Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) peering at camera from garden fence, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, September 2016.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marine Life<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Those with a keen eye may spot humpback whales from our northerly shores. These gentle giants are making a welcome comeback to the UK. September is the month when the first grey seal pups are born, while harbour porpoises can be seen at various sites across the British coastline. Feeding parties of seabirds such as kittiwakes, guillemots, puffins, skuas, shearwaters and petrels are common sights during September as they head off to spend the winter months at sea.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) just under surface, off Shetland, Scotland, UK. First ever underwater images of humpbacks in British waters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01572310-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Humpback whale  (Megaptera novaeangliae) just under surface, off Shetland, Scotland, UK.  First ever underwater images of humpbacks in British waters\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), feeding frenzy, Noss NNR, Shetland, Scotland, UK\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01582543-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Northern gannet (Morus bassanus), feeding frenzy, Noss NNR, Shetland, Scotland, UK\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup hauled out on rocky beach, west coast of Scotland, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01551098-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) pup hauled out on rocky beach, west coast of Scotland, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01623383-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) on yellow sponge, Loch Etive, west coast of Scotland, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hobby chicks have fledged and so there are more birds in flight during this season feeding on dragonflies in preparation for the migration to Africa, while swallows and house martins won\u2019t be far behind. Our burgeoning hedgerows are bustling with bright and noisy goldfinches foraging, while linnet flocks start to build up on arable land and fallow fields, feeding on the seeds of arable weeds. Many other migrant birds such as chats and warblers feed on the fruits and berries. Flycatchers are a common sight in September as they too prepare for the long flight to Africa. Autumn migration of waders such as little stint, sandpipers and ruff is now in full swing, as many species rest on British shores to refuel as they fly south from their arctic breeding grounds.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile, migrant, Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01556956-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pectoral sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) juvenile,  migrant,  Llanrhystud, Ceredigion, West Wales\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Rowan tree branch, Cheshire, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01273332-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Rowan tree branch, Cheshire, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Greylag goose pair (Anser anser) in flight over flooded pastureland with many grazing wildfowl, Gloucestershire, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01462521-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Greylag goose pair (Anser anser) in flight over flooded pastureland with many grazing wildfowl, Gloucestershire, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) on heather moorland showing habitat, Peak District National Park, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01370863-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus) on heather moorland showing habitat, Peak District National Park, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invertebrates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our wasp populations are still going strong and although dragonflies are declining in number, hawkers, common and ruddy darters are still visible hunting for insects over ponds and rivers. Spiders appear in greater numbers and their dew-laden webs are a beautiful sight on a misty September morning. Many species of bee and hoverfly feed from late summer flowers in the countryside and gardens. This is a also good month to spot migrant butterflies such as the clouded yellow and painted lady.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Missing sector orb-weaver (Zygiella x-notata) spinning its web on an ivy covered fence at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01614665-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Missing sector orb-weaver (Zygiella x-notata) spinning its web on an ivy covered fence at night, Wiltshire, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01577720-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hoverfly (Eristalis sp) in flight, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01577720-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01577720-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01577720-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01577720-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hoverfly (Eristalis sp) in flight, Rookery Wood, Sussex, England, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to nest entrance, England, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01537756-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to nest entrance, England, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"European honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01493354-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"European honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) and Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Buddleia flowers (Buddleia davidii), Derbyshire, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01333242-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) and Small tortoiseshell butterflies (Aglais urticae) feeding on Buddleia flowers (Buddleia davidii), Derbyshire, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dew on cobweb, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, September\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01261128-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dew on cobweb, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK, September\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fungi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September is showcase season for Britain\u2019s fungi, with a brief foray in any woodland likely to be successful. Magpie inkcap, chanterelle, yellow stag\u2019s horn, sickener, penny bun and wax cap are among the many species to be found. If you are considering collecting edible fungi, make sure that you are 100% sure of your identification and remember not to deplete the autumn food stocks of our native wildlife.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) under birch, Peatlands Park and Annagariff Wood NNR, Counry Armagh, Ireland, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-320x214.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-900x601.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01492572-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) under birch, Peatlands Park and Annagariff Wood NNR, Counry Armagh, Ireland, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Laughing gym toadstools (Gymnopilus junonius), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01600785-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Laughing gym toadstools (Gymnopilus junonius), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Yellow stagshorn fungus {Calocera viscosa} Annagarriff Wood Peatlands, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01272350-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Yellow stagshorn fungus {Calocera viscosa} Annagarriff Wood Peatlands, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plantlife<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hedgerows and woodlands are starting to produce their autumn bounty. Look out for rosehips, blackberries, guelder rose berries, hazelnuts and acorns, which provide welcome food for squirrels, dormice, migrant birds, woodpigeons and jays. In damp meadows and waste ground, hemp agrimony with its pink flowers still in bloom and attracting many nectar-feeding insects. Coastal plants such as sea aster and sea spurrey are still very evident during September. Two rare and spectacular autumn-flowering wildflowers to look out for are the autumn crocus and marsh gentian.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Dog rose (Rosa canina) rosehips, Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/01493909-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Dog rose (Rosa canina) rosehips, Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk, UK, September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"English oak (Quercus robur) acorn. Cambridgeshire, UK. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523153-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"English oak (Quercus robur) acorn. Cambridgeshire, UK. September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Guelder rose \/ Crampbark (Viburnum opulus) Strumpshaw Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01523159-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Guelder rose \/ Crampbark (Viburnum opulus) Strumpshaw Fen, Cambridgeshire, UK. September.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) in flower, UK.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01296744-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum) in flower, UK.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Events and activities<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>September is a good month to start thinking about helping wildlife through the winter, for example by installing a hedgehog house or bee hotel in your garden. Many nature reserves are also in need of maintenance after the summer months with their heavy footfall. Check out the website of you local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildlifetrusts.org\/closer-to-nature\/volunteer\">Wildlife Trust<\/a>, or you could contact a regional group of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/features\/work-in-the-great-outdoors\">National Trust<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rspb.org.uk\/get-involved\/volunteering-fundraising\/volunteer\/\">RSPB<\/a> for more details of how to volunteer, or if you are passionate about Britain&#8217;s woodlands, check out opportunities with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandtrust.org.uk\/get-involved\/volunteer-with-us\/\">Woodland Trust<\/a>. The Marine Conservation Society&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcsuk.org\/beachwatch\/greatbritishbeachclean\">Great British Beach Clean<\/a> runs from 20th-23rd September, with dozens of events at various locations around the UK coastline.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery gallery-3575 style-scrollingstrip'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Volunteers with tools taking part in Flora of the Fells conservation day. Helvellyn, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400868-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Volunteers with tools taking part in Flora of the Fells conservation day. Helvellyn, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, September.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Volunteers at the Flora of Fells conservation day<\/strong> by Peter Cairns\/2020VISION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"RSPB staff and volunteers building a natural dam to create area of wet woodland, RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011, model released.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01400594-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"RSPB staff and volunteers building a natural dam to create area of wet woodland, RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, September 2011, model released.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Staff and volunteers building a natural dam RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve<\/strong> by Mark Hamblin\/2020VISION<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Hedgehog house positioned in a suburban garden along with straw bedding and leaf litter by home-owner, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, September. Model released.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01588601-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hedgehog house positioned in a suburban garden along with straw bedding and leaf litter by home-owner, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, September. Model released.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Home-owner positioning hedgehog house in garden<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) entering a hedgehog house at night in a suburban garden as another approaches, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, September. Taken with a remote camera trap.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01586660-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) entering a hedgehog house at night in a suburban garden as another approaches, Chippenham, Wiltshire, UK, September. Taken with a remote camera trap.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Two hedgehogs using a hedgehog house<\/strong> by Nick Upton<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon portrait'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud, at bee hotel, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-320x480.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-375x562.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01624987-71x106.jpg 71w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) female bee sealing off brood cells with mud, at bee hotel, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Red mason bee sealing off brood cells with mud<\/strong> by Phil Savoie<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-strip-thumb size-gallery-strip-thumb\" alt=\"Rubbish collected from Winterton Beach, Norfolk, UK, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/01336701-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Rubbish collected from Winterton Beach, Norfolk, UK, September.\" \/><\/div><div class=\"gallery-overview-caption\"><strong>Rubbish collected from Norfolk beach<\/strong> by Ernie Janes<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September heralds the beginning of autumn as the leaves begin to change colour and fall and the nights draw in. \u00a0The fields may be bare but the hedgerows are brimming with a bountiful harvest of wild berries and fruits, including rose hips, damsons, blackberries, and hazel nuts. Sea bird migration is at its peak and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/11\/what-to-look-for-in-september-natures-calendar\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-natural-inspiration"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3575"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3996,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3575\/revisions\/3996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}