Thousands have been picking their perfect pumpkins across the West this week for Halloween.

Women have been lining up in their high visibility clothes and glow sticks to take to the streets, creating safe spaces for women to run as the evenings get darker.

Tiger cubs have been playing at Longleat, AI has been used to help identify bats and life on the home front has been recognised through a poppy display.

Here is our weekly round-up of photographs from across the region.