David

The seeds from this thistle were detaching from the plant, but still forming a tangled mass which was catching other detritus. The whole plant, which was on the bank of the river Anker in Tamworth, is pictured below.

This spider’s web had been spun across the decaying vegetation which had fallen to the ground.

A section of sandstone cliff opposite Quatford church, showing the layering this rock is prone to particularly clearly. A closer view also shows the rock is covered in graffiti – another result of its softness.

This pink blossom was in the pool in Hickman Park. The same flower features in both pictures.

The white flowers were on the pool which is near the footpath/cycle route connecting Fallings Park with the city centre.

This young heron was fishing by the Staffs & Worcs canal near the racecourse. When it saw me, it started to retreat by walking down the towpath instead of flying away.

This flower patch is by a path next to the river Severn in Bridgnorth, marking the site of the foundry where Richard Trevithick’s Locomotive Catch me who can was built.

Views of the Clee Hills from a mile or so east of the Severn.

This fungus formed a mound-like structure yards from the Albert Road entrance to West Park.

CORRECTION, August 2013. This is NOT a sulfur polypore, but rather the not very similar looking giant polypore.

I was stone cold sober when I made the misidentification.

Pictures of this year’s return of the fungus to be posted soon.

Compare the colour to that of the frog featuring a few days ago, whose picture was taken in almost the same spot.

A common sight in hedgerows in the early autumn, a wild arum with its distinctive bright red berries on the end of an erect stalk.