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Clump of honey fungus on a fallen trunk, Smestow Valley

Clump of honey fungus on a fallen trunk, Smestow Valley

Clump of honey fungus growing on the fallen trunk of the tree which the fungus had probably killed. These weere by the footpath connecting canal towpath and Railway Walk by the Meccano Bridge in the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve.

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Autumn colour pattern: vine leaf

Autumn colour pattern: vine leaf

Leaves on a vine in a front garden: different parts of the leaf turning to different autumn colours leaving a symmetrical pattern.

Autumn colour pattern: vine leaf

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Pied wagtail crossing paving, Stratford

Pied wagtail crossing paving

Pied wagtail striding boldly across the paving surrounding the canal basin in Stratford on Avon.

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Autumn colours: yellow, medlars ripening

Autumn colours: yellow, medlars ripening

Yellow-brown leaves, yellow-brown fruit: colour harmony at this stage in the ripening of medlars.

Autumn colours: yellow, medlars ripening

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Oyster fungus, Himley Plantation and Bantock Park

Oyster fungus, Himley Plantation

Oyster fungus, a gilled fungus usually found growing from the trunks or stumps of trees, and sometimes also found on supermarket shelves. These were growing on a tree trunk in Himley Plantation and a decaying fallen trunk in Bantock Park.

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Vivid colours of autumn: maples, Stratford

Vivid colours of autumn: maple, Stratford

A row of young maples planted in the Bancroft Gardens next to the RSC theatre in Stratford make a striking impression in autumn as the leaves colour up with vivid reds with touches of orange, yellow and brown.

Vivid colours of autumn: maple, Stratford