Category: David

Two minute snails near the top of what appeared to be a long, thin cactus by the entrance to Donington church, hard by Albrighton. The lych-gate can be seen, out of focus, in the background.

Russulas growing in the vegetation patch by the ring road as it passes through a cutting between the bus and railway stations.

Russulas are a genus of mushrooms which often have strongly coloured caps. Several species are pinkish, and I couldn’t get close enough to these to try to identify which they were.

I don’t know whether the yellowing/browning is changing colour for the autumn or a viral infection, but it affects many dock leaves at this time of year.

Elderberries seem to be another fruit heading for a good crop this year. The bunch at the end of this were up out of the reach of any would-be country wine maker.

Shaggy parasols in West Park, a day after the previous pictures.

They’ve now spread out and taken up the parasol shape.

Slime mould closely following the form of the bark it was growing on. It was on one of the logs left to recycle naturally on the ground in Himley Plantation.