LandScape in the October issue: Life at nature’s pace

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As October settles in, the landscape is already donning its robes of warming hues. From the forest-cloaked slopes rising from a Scottish loch to the rich foliage cosseting a whitewashed mill, the glow of flame abounds. And indoors, the kitchen fills with spiced aromas and the lingering sweetness of sticky toffee.

Gorgeous gardening

Step into Bere Mill garden ribboned with sinuous streams, where river, meadow and wood converge, and enjoy a swansong of floral colour as rudbeckias shine among gently swaying grasses. Gather capped acorns for textural arrangements to display outdoors.

Inspirational cookery

Enjoy satisfying dishes deep in smoky flavours, guaranteed to please on chillier days. Indulge in bakes, desserts and treats glazed in toffee, or serve up a roasted pear gypsy tart; a light and airy traditional Kent dish crowned with fruit.

Britain's rich heritage

Explore the picturesque village of Kenmore, in ‘Big Tree Country’, where fiery boughs meet the deep waters of Loch Tay, gifting an autumnal backdrop unrivalled in its splendour. Wonder, too, at the towering arches of viaducts and aqueducts, spanning the countryside as elegant monuments to an industrial age. Meet a well-dressed charmer, the goldfinch, whose plumage perfectly fits with the palette of the season, with flashes red and yellow.

Exquisite craft

In a rural foundry, discover a sculptor Alice-Andrea Ewing, who uses a centuries-old skill to recreate the orchard’s plump bounty in lustrous bronze. And bring colour into the home by turning wire and yarn into autumn decorations where loops and coils form leaves and stems. Transform log slices into tiny painted portraits from the woodland.

LandScape October issue

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Holly Duerden is a features writer at LandScape magazine, where she covers travel, heritage, gardening, and the natural world.