Outer casing of a conker left by one of the paths in West Park after a squirrel had disposed of the kernel.
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Hoverfly feeding on an ivy flower
Ivy comes into flower in October, one of the latest plants to do so.
The flowers don’t look spectacular to the human eye, but they attract lots of feeding insects, especially when the sun comes out.
This hoverfly was just one of many insects feeding on ivy growing by the canal towpath near Compton.
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Blackening waxcap on a lawn
Blackening waxcap which had well and truly blackened. I noticed it on the front lawn of a house near the Castlecroft shops.
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Autumnal tree, East Park
One of the trees on the edge of East Park, beginning to change colour last month.
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Compton Park water feature
Pool with a brand-new wooden bridge over it.
The pool is on the course of the Graiseley brook, previously culverted, shortly before it joins the Smestow. It has been created as a centrepiece of the housing estate being developed on part of Compton Park in association with the upgrading of the Wolves training ground.
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Fly agarics almost hidden under grass
Fly agarics growing beside a footpath popular with joggers and dog-walkers.
These were hard to spot under the grass. Others had been more prominent, so they had been kicked over.