Country diary: a bonfire of colour burns brightly

Buxton, Derbyshire: Beeches, limes and sycamores are producing an astonishing array of shades. This is nature’s fireworks displayIf there has been a more spectacular show of autumn trees in Britain this century I cannot recall it. And from my own travels from Inverness to Cornwall, it appears to be universal across the country. Here in Buxton, the beeches, limes and sycamores that line many streets have presented an astonishing bonfire of colour. We have taken to doing the rounds most afte