Wolves Wild

This bracket, possibly the willow bracket, Phellinus igniarius, is now going the same way as the host it finished off. Like the fallen tree to which it is attached, the fungus is now sideways on, with the originally upper surface now on the left.

The tree and its attachments are being left to decay naturally on the pedestrian island on St Andrew’s ringway, right by Chapel Ash roundabout.

The green stains on the fungus and the tree bark is the lichen which is successfully colonising even in this environment.

This is an introduced species which has acclimatised itself in damp places. Often found, as here, beside the Staffs and Worcs canal.

Picture taken 26th September.

Another view of a bee collecting ivy pollen, showing just how much they can cram into their pollen sacs.

Overnight rain drew attention to the complex 3-dimensional structure of this spider’s web.

The woody nightshade berries always stand out against their background. Here the bright sunlight made them even more vivid than usual.

This snail was using the mortar as a trackway as it inched along the top of a low brick garden wall on 10th October.