Three ladybird larvae which were all within a few feet of each other in someone’s front garden.
They are probably all harlequin ladybirds – a species introduced to control pests, and now a pest which threatens the survival of native ladybird species.
The delicate structure of a cotinus: this one growing at the back of the West Park tearooms.
Dryad’s saddle is a fairly common bracket fungus which can grow on a variety of trees. This one was on a heavily pruned elder in a front garden.
Yarrow seeds ripening on the plant. I couldn’t decide which picture I liked best.
The bright red ripening berries of a whitebeam. It’s claimed that they are edible when almost rotten – not very tempting.
Dense troop of honey fungus on the Wom Brook Walk. They are often found by stumps, of the trees they are responsible for killing.
