Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: Actively seeking out the elusive otter is pure folly. But on a day that has a hint of the turning season, that is what I do

Pont ar Ddyfi, Machynlleth: The swallows and martins are out in the shimmering heat, and I’m taking in a glorious view of the Afon Dyfi from the safety of a new bridge

Llanilar, Ceredigion: Walking an old railway route I find carpets of bluebells under the canopy, and a burst of fresh foliage

Harlech, Gwynedd: The sky is a grey dome today and the great hills of Llyn Peninsula have been half-disappeared by mist and cloud

Aberdyfi, Gwynedd: Light streams across the beach, saturating the scene with colour and contrast, driving the grey murk inland

Comins Coch, Ceredigion: A new combined cycling and walking route is the talk of the village, but there is concern for the local wildlife

Ystrad Fflur, Ceredigion: Off a minor road, down a lane that loses itself among the hills, lie the remains of the Strata Florida Abbey

Dibden Purlieu, New Forest, Hampshire: In the shelter of the gorse, electric blue damselflies cling to the tips of rushes while dragonflies cut angular patterns over the water

Afon Mawddach, Gwynedd: This route is vital to day-to-day life here, and affords spectacular views of land and sea. It is now finally upgraded and secure

Clarach, Ceredigion: Resting against a stone wall, I let the sounds of the woodland ease around me – bickering blue tits, the harsh call of a rook

Tre’r-ddôl, Ceredigion: A soft and still day is robbed of its early promise

Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: When the water drops, turnstones scuttle down and pick at a few morsels, then retreat as the next crest rolls towards them

Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire: The pavements here are slick with rain, and wood smoke drifts from chimneys as the cold begins to bite

Comins Coch, Ceredigion: They are gathering in the village in increasing numbers, sitting in trees and carving the tops out of the fruit

Comins Coch, Ceredigion: With the dew soaking my feet too, autumn is taking hold now, wherever you look

Llanfarian, Ceredigion: On an increasingly warm and cloudless day, I take a riverside walk where I’m grateful for the shade

Aberaeron, Ceredigion: I come to an old stone wall over the Afon Aeron; there’s enough life here to make me pause for too long

Comins Coch, Ceredigion: In the valley, their lights continue long after midnight in a last push to secure the crop

Nant yr Arian, Ceredigion: Red kites, trees newly in leaf, and the early stalks of foxgloves

Comins Coch, Ceredigion Spring has returned to the woodland after the drab shades of winter, but, with predators in the skies, one inexperienced young inhabitant must learn fast if it is to survive the season