Autumn: Conkers and cakes - Activities to celebrate the season!

Autumn is here! - It's time to dust off your cosiest hat and scarf and get ready for some awesome autumnal activities!

The colder weather is coming and the nights are getting a bit darker, but fear not! There's so much to see and enjoy in this colourful season!

From crunchy leafy walks to conker collecting, fantastic firework displays and spooky thrills, there's lots to get excited about in autumn.

Here are just a few autumnal activities you can join in...

Autumn walks

Getting out and about and enjoying nature is not only good for your physical health, but your mental wellbeing too, and it can be a lot of fun!

We spoke to conservationist Lucy Lapwing to get some top tips for how to make the most out of a nature walk, from creature spotting to leaf collecting!

Autumn crafts

While you are out and about on a nature walk, how about collecting a few leaves, sticks, pinecones and seeds (like conkers) for some autumnal crafts?

You could make a leaf mobile, or a photo frame made out of sticks, or even do some leaf pressing.

Or how about giving your local wildlife a helping hand and making some birdfeeders using pinecones, peanut butter and seeds?

Let's be honest, one of the best activities in autumn is playing a game of conkers!

Conkers are a seed from the horse chestnut tree, and they start to fall off trees around the end of September or towards the start of October.

These shiny brown seeds can be found inside spiky green pods, so mind your fingers if you're going conker hunting!

Then they can be dried and used to play in a game of conkers, to determine whose conker is the ultimate champion.

Autumn snacks

Who doesn't love a tasty seasonal snack? In autumn there are so many to choose from!

If you're in need of some bake-spiration, how about making some sticky Parkin cake? - or some tasty bonfire-style cupcakes!

Autumn is apple harvesting season in the UK, so that means there'll be lots of apples about which you can make into a pie, some delicious warm apple cider, or even a toffee apple!

As well as apples, lots of farmers have been growing pumpkins for Halloween!

So if you had a carved pumpkin for Halloween check out our guide on what to do with it!