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Gloucestershire in pictures: Floods and rugby

Our weekly picture round-up includes the flooding that disrupted the lives of many, not least motorists in the county.

There was also a first home game for Gloucester as the rugby season began, and a very large vegetable brought into the BBC Radio Gloucestershire studios.

Here is a selection of images taken across the county over the past few days.

PA Media A jeep-style vehicle causes a huge wall of spray to fly up as it drives on a flooded road near Gloucester.PA Media

It's wet out: This week, flooding across Gloucestershire meant that roads were challenging for motorists and pedestrians alike. This picture was taken in the village of Willersey. On Monday, a month's worth of rain fell in one afternoon.

Ben Hall A photo of trees in Puzzlewood with the sun beaming through the branches.Ben Hall

Photographer Ben Hall has captured the magic of Puzzlewood perfectly with this picture. Puzzlewood is an ancient woodland attraction in the Forest of Dean, which has been used for film and TV due to its unique landscape.

PA Media Gloucester's Freddie Thomas scores a try against Saracens at Kingsholm. He is underneath a pile of bodies while other Gloucester players celebrate in the backgroundPA Media

Grounded: Gloucester's Freddie Thomas scores the side's first try of the game during the Gallagher Premiership match against Saracens at Kingsholm. Sadly for the Cherry and Whites the visitors won the match 35-26.

PA Media An aerial shot of Cotswold village Lower Slaughter, taken from a drone. The moat around the village edge is visible in the foreground, with the sandstone houses behind. The fields and trees ringing the village are still greenPA Media

Stunning: PA photographer David Davies took this shot of the village of Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds. Autumn may be here, but the trees and fields are still green across the county.

A man carrying a large cucumber in front of the BBC Gloucestershire branding.

Impressive: Graham in Abbeydale is heading to the Malvern Autumn show with this huge cucumber weighing in at 29lb. He's been growing it since June and hopes to do well in the competition for giant vegetables at the show.

Woman gardening in a wooden planter filled with soil and a green plant.

A community effort: The first anniversary of this community garden in Cheltenham was celebrated this week. The project's been driven by people who live nearby to bring everyone together through gardening.

It's proved so successful that it recently won a BBC Gloucestershire Make a Difference Award.

Yui Mok/PA Wire The Duchess of Gloucester meets with an exhibitor during a visit to Goldsmiths' Fair.Yui Mok/PA Wire

Representing the county: Although not strictly taken in Gloucestershire, the Duchess of Gloucester has been meeting artists and exhibitors at a visit to Goldsmiths' Fair. The fair offers the chance to see the UK's best contemporary jewellers and silversmiths in central London.

But the Duchess of Gloucester was there, so it still counts, right?

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