Campsites are quiet, the colours are at their best and the nights are long. With the right kit, autumn can be the best season to sleep outdoors.
Hartshorn Timber has invested in a press that glues layers of local spruce into large structural panels, and has won its first order for a six-storey housing scheme.
Next year's five-day race will finish one stage at the top of the Cairnside climb, giving the event its first summit finish.
Blackberries, rosehips and sweet chestnuts are plentiful this year, but experts warn that mushrooms should never be eaten unless identified with complete certainty.
Clear water, rocky slopes and hardly a car park in sight. The lakes of the Greyling Hills are under ninety minutes from Wrenhaven by bus, and they are at their most peaceful once the summer visitors have gone.
