England, Northumberland, Allen Banks and Staward Gorge. The autumnal colours of the Allen Banks woodland near Hexham in Northumberland.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Coniston Water on a calm, autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Coniston Water on a calm, autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Small tree growing through slate on an old quarry nr Chapel Stile on the Cumbria way.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. The great Langdale Beck running through woodland nr Chapel Stile on the Cumbria way.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Early morning reflections at Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Early morning reflections at Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist at woodland near Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Early morning reflections at Rydal Water, on a still autumn day.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Morning mist near Grasmere.

Tewit Tarn (also spelt as Tewet Tarn) viewed at dawn with Blencathra in the distance.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. The popular Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick, dating back from the later Neolithic period.

England, Cumbria, Lake District National Park. Langstrath Beck running through the landscape of Stonethwaite Fell along the Cumbria Way track.

England, North Yorkshire, North York Moors National Park. Flowering, purple heather and a single tree in the North York Moor National Park.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse viewed from Whitley Sands shortly after dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Tynemouth. Soft morning light just after dawn at King Edward's Bay in Tynemouth with Tymouth Priory in the distance.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.

England, Northumberland, Northumberland National Park. Looking north from the Lamb Hill Mountain Refuge Hut at dawn, across the national park towards the Scottish Borders.

England, Northumberland, Northumberland National Park. Smoke from a nearby wild fire on the Otterburn Ranges engulfs the Cheviot Hills.

England, Northumberland, Northumberland National Park. Smoke from a nearby wild fire on the Otterburn Ranges engulfs the Cheviot Hills.

England, Northumberland, Alnwick Castle. Alnwick Castle photographed with an infrared camera.

New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury. Fresh snowfall as a storm engulfs the Lowry Peaks Mountain Range.

New Zealand, South Island, Canterbury. Fresh snowfall as a storm engulfs the Lowry Peaks Mountain Range.

New Zealand, South Island, Kaikoura. Dramatic light as a storm clears over the Seaward Kaikoura Mountain Ranges.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. A colourful sunset above the Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. A colourful sunset above the Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Christchurch, New South Brighton. The Avon Heathcote Estuary in Christchurch.

New Zealand, Westland, Westland National Park. Breaking light over native bush in the Westland National Park near Lake Ianthe.

New Zealand, Westland, Westland National Park. Breaking light over native bush in the Westland National Park near Lake Ianthe.

New Zealand, Westland, Westland National Park. Rain clouds hug the peaks of the valley carved by the retreating Franz Josef Glacier.

New Zealand, Westland, Westland National Park. Rain clouds hug the peaks of the glacial valley and river downstream of the Franz Josef Glacier.

New Zealand, Westland, Haast. Sunburst over the wild, west coast of the New Zealand South Island.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Lake Te Anau – Gateway to the Kepler Track and Fiordland National Park.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Jetty on Lake Te Anau – Gateway to the Kepler Track and Fiordland National Park.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Yacht moored near a jetty on Lake Te Anau – Gateway to Fiordland National Park.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Late afternoon light on the mountain peaks of the Fiordland National Park viewed from the Key Summit track.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Late afternoon light on the mountain peaks of the Fiordland National Park viewed from the Key Summit track.

New Zealand, South Island, Fiordland National Park. Late afternoon light on the mountain peaks of the Fiordland National Park viewed from the Key Summit track.

New Zealand, Southland, Kea Mountain Parrot. A single Kea, alpine parrot, looking for food at the entrance to the Homer Tunnel in the Fiordland National Park.

New Zealand, Southland, Kea Mountain Parrot. A single Kea, alpine parrot, looking for food at the entrance to the Homer Tunnel in the Fiordland National Park.

England, Tyne and Wear, Cullercoats. Sunrise over Cullercoats Bay.

England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay. St Mary's Lighthouse and Island photographed at dawn.