If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
― Vincent Van Gogh

There is something about autumn that draws me to gaze up at the trees. The abundance of seeds hanging and falling. Such variety of shapes, sizes and colours.  Our kitchen table has bowls of ash keys, shiny conkers, prickly sweet chestnuts, sycamore helicopters and lime seeds collected from various walks and wanderings.

If you are like me and want to know and appreciate trees more as you walk along urban streets or country lanes, here are some books, films and games that have been our companions.  I’ve also linked some ideas for autumn tree crafts below – some we have already enjoyed and others we are looking forward to doing in the next couple of weeks.

Non-Fiction Books & Field Guides

Fiction

Tree Stories from the Forestry Commission

Other Resources

Tree Themed Craft Ideas:

How to Preserve Autumn Leaves with Melted Beeswax

Air Drying Clay Leaf Bowl

Wool Wrapped Autumn Tree Craft

Tissue Paper Autumn Tree Craft

Autumn Leaf Cross Stitch Pattern

Colour Changing Tree Craft

Autumn Leaf Collection Booklet

 

Posts from the Archive:

Delighting in Autumn Trees

Embracing Autumn

‘These are the days when birds come back’

Butterflies

Nature and Wildlife Games

Nature

Living Books