Fruiting bodies on a moss

Moss with fruiting bodies

Mosses are plants which date back to an era before flowers were evolved. The swellings at the end of these stalks growing from a patch of moss will develop the spores which are spread for the next generation of the plant. This particular clump of moss was growing conveniently a little below eye level on the top of a stone wall on the Compton Road.

Mushroom near Chapel Ash

Mushroom near Chapel Ash

This interesting looking fungus was growing by the base of one of the trees planted near the edge of the pavement at the top end of Tettenhall Road.

Mushroom near Chapel Ash

CORRECTION: identified by Lukas Large as possibly honey fungi

Male hazel catkins

Hazel catkins

The male flowers of a hazel bush, with a leaf bud visible where they fork off from the main twig.

Bear baiting

Bear baiting. Support, spectators

One of the simple pleasures of the good old days: dogs tear a bear to pieces to provide a spectator sport suitable for a female audience.

This portrayal on a misericord is in the old parish church in Enville.