Despite the cold and grey past few days, Sussex has still been alive with the colours of autumn. Red, russet and orange leaves greet visitors to Petworth Park, including Danusia Kazmierczak, who took her camera out to take some photographs there. The house is set in a 700-acre park and is home to magnificent fallow deer which roam in the grounds.
A parasol mushroom emerging from the leaves (Image: Danusia Kazmierczak/The Argus Camera Club) The stags in the park now have "clean" antlers, which means they have grown back their antlers and the furry skin, called velvet, which once covered them, has now rubbed off. Male deer can use their antlers as weapons during the rut and they are also symbols of rank. Petworth is owned and managed by the National Trust.
READ MORE: Inside 'hidden treasure' in Sussex home to beautiful wildlife A spokeswoman for the charity said: "The magnificent herd of fallow deer has called Petworth Park home for over 500 years. They were reportedly hunted by Henry VIII on his visit to Petworth in the 1520s. "Today between 700 and 800 deer grace the parkland.
You may be able to glimpse a few as you explore." Stags now have their 'clean' antlers (Image: Danusia Kazmierczak/The Argus Camera Club) As Danusia made her way through the park she spotted some parasol mushrooms emerging through the leaves on the ground. She also snapped a magnificent chestnut tree.
They broaden with age and can grow up to 40 metres wide..