Hedge brown butterflies are also known as gatekeepers. This one was resting on a thistle in the meadow near the Smestow Valley Ranger Station.
This unusual-looking fungus was growing in two clumps on the opposite sides of a tree in West Park. There were warty or spiky protruberences on the upper surface.
The lower surface was slightly rippled, but there was no sign of gills or pores.
The yellow zone on the upper surface was much clearer on one side of the tree than the other.
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Small white butterfly on a nettle leaf
The small white butterfly is usually quite timid, but this one was resting on a leaf and let me get close enough for a photo.
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Reed with seed
One of the reeds growing by the Staffs & Worcs canal near Castlecroft, its seeds ripening about a month ago.
Little Japanese umbrella mushrooms are common. But these small and elegant fungi often grow in grass, where they can be easily overlooked. This one was growing on a roadside near Worfield.
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Monkey puzzle cones
Cones developing on a monkey puzzle tree in West Park yesterday.
Are the yellow structures on the tips of the more distant branches the flowers?