{"id":29513,"date":"2023-07-19T10:34:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T08:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=6443"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T11:39:33","slug":"britains-most-spectacular-autumn-wildlife-events","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/britains-most-spectacular-autumn-wildlife-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s most spectacular autumn wildlife events"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step into the British countryside this autumn and discover some of nature’s most magnificent wildlife spectacles, from the drama of rutting deer to epic starling murmurations <\/p>

By countryfile\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 19 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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September is the month when autumn really takes hold, as hedgerows<\/a> bustle with activity and the landscape starts changing. By October and November, the season is in full swing, and with it comes a host of incredible wildlife spectacles.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our guide to the UK\u2019s most spectacular wildlife events to look out for this autumn, along with some reliable locations to catch them. Don\u2019t forget your camera for some\u00a0wildlife<\/a> or landscape<\/a> snaps.<\/p>\n

Planning an autumn walk<\/a> somewhere? Why not bring a shoulder bag and try some September foraging<\/a> while you\u2019re out?<\/p>\n

Starling murmurations<\/h3>\n
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It is thought that starlings murmurate to discourage predators\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Some of the most magnificent spectacles in nature\u2019s calendar are the starling murmurations that grace our skies from autumn, peaking in late November and early December. Thousands of starlings can be seen taking flight and forming dark shapes, which rise, dip and turn in perfect unison. Sometimes these hypnotic clouds can be made up of over 100,000 starlings as hordes of new migrant birds continue to arrive in Britain each week.<\/p>\n

Early evening is the best time to view this soiree as starlings take flight to choose their night-time shelters. Malltraeth Marsh<\/a> in\u00a0Anglesey,\u00a0RSPB Leighton Moss<\/a> in Lancashire and Ham Wall<\/a> in Somerset are all great places to watch the birds in action.<\/p>\n