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By Dan Aspel\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 22 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Autumn is the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, but it is also the best time of the year to spot fascinating natural phenomena in the countryside.<\/p>\n

Natural phenomena seen in the UK is generally influenced by weather conditions, tidal change, fog, flooding and drought. From beautifully eerie cloud inversions to the spectacular black moon, the autumn months offer the chance to see a different side to the great outdoors.<\/p>\n

Here is our guide to natural phenomena to see in the UK in September, October and November.<\/p>\n

What is natural phenomena?<\/h2>\n

Natural phenomena is an extraordinary occurrence found in nature, such as a Harvest<\/a> moon or lunar eclipse that can be observed by the eye. Some are more common than others, but count yourself lucky if you spot a broken spectre or see a beautiful starling murmuration.<\/p>\n

From catching a glimpse of an eerie broken spectre to gruesome fungal bloom, here is our guide on the best natural phenomena to spot in the autumn<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Broken spectre<\/h3>\n

One of the eeriest tricks of light you can witness in the outdoors is often associated with cloud inversions, and thus more likely to occur from this time of year onwards. When walking with a layer of cloud or fog beneath you and the sun directly behind you, a spectral shadow is cast upon the mist, framed by a queer halo of multi-coloured light around its head.<\/p>\n

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Morning sunlight creating the natural phenomena of a Brocken Spectre at Mam tor in Derbyshire\/ Credit: Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Most disturbingly, it appears vastly exaggerated and can loom quite unsettlingly when caught out of the corner of your eye. It\u2019s often quoted as a possible explanation for the Bigfoot-like\u00a0Fearlas Mor<\/i>\u00a0(\u201cBig Grey Man\u201d) legend of Ben Macdui, a dreadful presence which prompted mountaineer Professor J. Norman Collie to tell a meeting of the Cairngorm Club in 1925 that \u201cthere is something very queer about the top of Ben MacDhui and I will not go back there again by myself I know\u201d.<\/p>\n

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