Wolves Wild

Bracket fungus growing on a fallen tree trunk by the railway walk in Smestow Valley.

“When gorse is out of bloom, kissing is out of season.” This gorse was flowering before the end of January.

This honey fungus was covered with frost towards the end of January.

It’s a toadstool-shaped fungus which grows in clumps at the base of tree trunks, killing the tree in the process.

There are at least two species of lichen growing on the bark of this mature birch.

Lichen and moss growing on the trunk of a tree in a cutting on the South Staffordshire Railway Walk.

The top of a bullrush. The fluffy material is the remnants of last year’s seed.