Armed with my new attitude to Swineholes Wood, and buoyed by the fact that I had made some images previously I set off to explore some more.

Photographing Swineholes Wood, Staffordshire. One of the most infuriating places I’ve been to when trying to capture some images. It’s beautiful, chaotic and very, very frustrating.

Once again I found myself at Birches Valley, Cannock Chase for a spot of autumn woodland photography. This time I wandered a bit further afield through the pines to pick out some of the contrasting colours that were still on display.

Although quite local, Cannock Chase isn’t a location that I’m too familiar with, something I definitely plan to address. I opted to park up at Birches Valley, which is probably one of the busier areas, but the one I was most familiar with to go in search of some autumn woodland colours.