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Seeing the leaves change colour is one of the highlights of autumn and this year the displays are set to be even more magnificent.

Leaves are starting to change their colour earlier than usual thanks to the warm spring and record-breaking June sunshine, which have created ideal conditions for trees to develop high sugar content in their leaves.

These sugars lead to more vivid reds, oranges, and purples when triggered by the shorter daylight hours and cool nights of autumn.

According to Forestry England forecasts, this will result in one of the most striking autumn displays in recent years. Helen Chick from Forestry England confirmed that conditions are right for a show-stopping autumn this year.

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She said: "The shorten

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