Wiltshire in Pictures: Outdoor art and mini trains

Longleat has welcomed its first female train driver, Shannon, in more than a decade
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The weather has been a mixed bag this week, reflecting the time of year perhaps, but it has created opportunities for some dramatic skies.
They've been marking the 60th anniversary of the mini heritage railway at Longleat, and over in Westbury one little dog had reasons to be grateful to firefighters after getting stuck.
Some unique art popped up at Avebury Manor Garden, and a military veteran celebrated a special birthday.

Twin rainbows: Weather watcher Chris A caught these double rainbows, a symbol of this week's mixed weather, at Corsley near Warminster.

Canine kerfuffle: Ruby the dog got herself stuck down an open drainage tunnel and was rescued by a fire crew, local council workers, highways maintenance and some locals.


Garden art: More than 100 sculptures by 23 artists have gone on display at Avebury Manor Garden as part of its annual Sculpture Exhibition. They are featured across the 11 different "rooms" in the garden, joined by topiary, walls and gateways. On until 19 October, all the artwork is for sale, with a percentage going to the National Trust.

Scaling the wall: Swindon Paint Fest has included a big mural of a dragon-like creature with a human face. It is artist Luke Gray's interpretation of a mythical creature called a wyvern - which has been put onto the side of the town's Wyvern Theatre.

Moody skies: Grey, threatening clouds swirled over Ludgershall Castle as BBC Radio Wiltshire's Ben Prater went along for his series Living on the Edge, speaking to people in places next to the county's border.

D-Day memories: Veteran Commander Douglas Parish celebrated his 100th birthday at Braemar Lodge care home in Salisbury in the company of uniformed Royal Navy representatives. He was gifted a keepsake bottle of the traditional rum of the Royal Navy.

Charity cycle: Staff from the Wadworth brewery in Devizes have marked its 150th anniversary with a three-day, 150-mile charity cycle ride, raising funds for the Licensed Trade Charity and Julia's House children's hospice. Wadworth's founder Henry Wadworth famously completed a similar journey in 1869.

Autumn warmth: The sunshine has still broken through at times, as this photograph taken at Savernake Forest near Marlborough shows.
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