What can we do with our new plot?

I'd suggest concentrating on getting your plot laid out, beds dug and edged (if you are going for a no dig method), paths sorted, compost bins positioned etc. Then dig the ground, turn in a load of manure or compost and cover until spring.

However, Garlic, overwintering onion sets, spring onions, overwintering broad beans and peas could all be sown until late October for cropping next year, but if you really want something instant, then raddish and lettuce would be my first suggestion! Autumn / winter is also the perfect time for transplanting soft fruits such as raspberry and blackberry canes, gooseberry, blackcurrant and redcurrant bushes and fruit trees, so if you are going to plant any of these, then the winter would be ideal! If you've a greenhouse, then you could try some ealry spuds, and see if you can get a crop for xmas!

Good luck!