Wolves Wild

A small white butterfly resting on the variegated leaves of an ivy in Bantock Park.

A rat, which emerged from the undergrowth around Bantock Park’s small pond.  It scurried across the footpath, and came to a stop by the roots of a tree opposite.

It clearly saw we were there, but it didn’t seem too worried, turning its back part of the time. It skulked by the tree for a little time, without seeming to do anything in particular.  Then is dashed back across the path, bobbed under the fence around the pond. Finally, it disappeared under a St John’s wort bush, perhaps into its burrow.

Purple loosestrife rising tall around the small pond in Bantock Park

A small white butterfly resting on a leaf to warm itself up in the sun before flying off.

Lavenders in front gardens have attracted large numbers of bees gathering pollen from their flowers, and continue to do so as their flowering season draws towards a close.

The hot dry summer hasn’t been good for fungi throwing out new fruiting bodies. This mushroom was an exception. It was growing either from the base of a tree stump, or right next to it – the stem was in deep shade, and I couldn’t get close enough to see exactly where it emerged.