Your pictures: First days of autumn

St Cuthbert's Church which is a large stone building with a spire. Large trees surround the church with the the top leaves starting to turn yellow.BBC Weather Watchers/Murray McLaren

Leaves surrounding St Cuthbert's Church in Darlington begin to change

Meteorological autumn began on 1 September, marking the end of the warmest summer on record.

Now with the leaves starting to turn, our Weather Watchers have been capturing the changing season.

Here are some of our favourites.

The sunrise over Roker pier which is a shadow in the distance. Wispy clouds are in the sky above and the sky is blue and orange.BBC Weather Watchers/Simon Woodley

The first sunrise of meteorological autumn at Roker

Green hills above Derwentwater which is a large lake with ripples on top of the water. A pebble beach and tree can be seen in the bottom left corner.BBC Weather Watchers/Christine Duff

A view of Derwentwater and Catbells on a calm day in Cumbria

The valley is covered in fields. The field in the foreground features small trees where the leaves have turned orange, yellow and brown.BBC Weather Watchers/Carolyn Farthing-Dunn

Autumn approaching the Derwent Valley in County Durham

The lake is in the distance, framed by hills and mountains. In the foreground there are green fields with a single white sheep looking into the camera.BBC Weather Watchers/Trevor Earthy

The view of Skiddaw and Bassenthwaite Lake from Sale Fell in Cumbria

Marsden Grotto in the middle of the beach which is a large white building with a tower stretching to the top of the cliffs. The photo has been taken from what looks like a cave in the side of the cliffs with different size rocks above the sea.BBC Weather Watchers/Holly Charlton

A sunny view of Marsden Beach in South Tyneside

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