However, there's no better sign that autumn has arrived than a hillside of trees transformed into an ... as well as resulting in duller colors. Too much rain can also be detrimental.

He said: "The rain made everything grow - we haven't stopped weeding - and it has helped with our tree planting exercise earlier in the year so they've taken really well. "It feels like autumn ...

"Physiologically, the plants are not responding to autumn conditions ... And if there's a lot of rain we might even see "a second spring" with trees putting on an extra spurt of growth, he ...