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These tiny mushrooms were growing on the rotting trunk of a fallen tree, along with an even smaller-leaved liverwort.

The overgound buildings survive the mine’s closure in 1969, but the surroundings are reverting to nature. Most of the former mine area and the spoil heaps are now reused as part of the South Shropshire Country Park, but this is just outside that park’s boundary.

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These cones didn’t look like they had ripened completely, but already something had begun to nibble them.

Close-up of a fairy ring mushroom. Although another can be seen in the background, there was no ring this time.

Trees beginning to take on the shades of autumn in the grounds of Himley Hall a couple of days ago.