Total monthly rainfall: 38.5 millimetres.  Maximum daily rainfall:  9.5 millimetres (27^th November).

There were 10 days when measurable rain fell, and 16 days when cloud-cover was 100% for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 14C on November 9^th, 10^th, and 14^th. Maximum temperature on the coldest days was 4 C on November 27^th, 28^th, and 29^th. Overnight frost occurred on the mornings of the 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 18^th, 23^rd, 28^th and 29^th; a mist on the 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 8^th. and 11^th   ; plus strong winds on the 12^th, 21^st, 26^th, 28^th, and 29^th. The effects of Storm Arwen were surprisingly mild here.

Last wildflower sightings have increased this month, beginning with fleabane on the 6^th November. Because our hedges were trimmed, our last corn mint was crushed by the hedge-cutter on the 8^th, while yarrow lasted until the 13^th. A fortnight later, on the 27^th, we saw our last dandelion, followed by the final red clover and common daisy on November 28^th.

• Common darter on fence-post Common darter on fence-post
• Cormorant on poplar Cormorant on poplar
• Hazel foliage still green Hazel foliage still green
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Our trees and shrubs have also started showing signs of the approaching winter. The first ash tree became bare on November 5^th; silver birch and field maple displayed yellow and orange leaves alternately on the 7^th; wild cherry leaves turned red on the 12^th; some goat willow was bare by the 14^th, and beech leaves turned brown on the 16^th; wild cherry was bare by the 20^th, followed by oak, silver birch, and maple on the 22^nd. The remainder turning bare were elder (24^th), hawthorn and horse chestnut (25^th), and beech (28^th). Hazel was still green at the end of the month.

Butterflies were hard to find this month, with a red admiral on hebe last seen on the 17^th, and a peacock indoors on November 25^th. We saw no moths indoors to light or outside on windows at all this month, but we did spot a few winter moths disturbed from hedges by torch-light after dark.

Only three species of dragonflies remained – their last sightings being a migrant hawker on November 3rd, a willow emerald damselfly (Nov 11^th), and a common darter (28^th November).

The wild birds have been flocking to our feeding station during the month, including jackdaws,  crows, magpies, jays; wood pigeons and collared doves; various species of tits and sparrows; plus robins, finches, and wrens. We have had only occasional visits to the lake from Canada geese, but plenty from mallards and moorhens. On November 3^rd pied wagtails returned to our ridge-tiles on the house roof, and fed on the ground beneath the feeders. Starlings continued the mini-murmurations around their oak tree, and from the 14^th a single cormorant made daily sorties between ponds in the area – probably being moved-on each time it was discovered.  On the 21^st we disturbed a buzzard from the ground at the back of the wood.