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Unidentified mushroom on woodchip mulch

Mushroom in mulch

Piles of wood chips by the roadside in Coppice Lane, Tettenhall are visited by these fungi each summer.

Mushroom in mulch

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Red damsel fly

Red damsel fly

This damsel fly, pictured in early July, was resting on a different leaf or rock every time it landed.

Red damsel fly

Red damsel fly

Red damsel fly

Red damsel fly

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Ripening woody nightshade berries

Ripening woody nightshade berries

Late July: further up this woody nightshade there were still plenty of flowers, if rather bedraggled. But these berries were ripening quickly.

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Heron on the look out

Heron on the look out

This heron was on the look out for fish on an island in one of the pools in the Warren Hall & Bumble Hole LNR. It was totally unconcerned by several anglers who were nearby.

Heron on the look out

Heron on the look out

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Unripe elderberries

Unripe elderberries

At this stage the elderberries were almost blending in colour with the leaves behind them.

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Unripe sloes

Unripe sloes

Lots of fruit are developing very early this year. These sloes were beginning to ripen before the end of July.

Unripe sloes