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Red (fallen leaf, Bantock)

Red (fallen leaf, Bantock)

One vivid red fallen leaf by the path at Bantock Park, contrasting strongly with the surrounding tones.

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Field blewitt, Compton

Field blewitt, Compton

Blewitt growing on a roadside grassy area at Compton. May be a field blewitt (at least according to the pattern recognition identification at iNaturalist)

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Mint / bees

Mint / bees

Late August. Water mint on the Compton Park pond in full flower, attracting large numbers of bees.

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Candlesnuff on the hill

Candlesnuff on the hill

Candlesnuff fungus growing on a short tree stump at the top of Compton Hill. By the side of the stump there’s an earth star (possibly more hidden in the leaf litter).

Candlesnuff on the hill
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Greens (acorns and galls)

Greens (acorns and galls)

More pictures left over from early autumn. Acorns ripening on an oak, some right next to gnarly galls. Persistent rain meant some had begun to rot.

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Star on the hill

Star on the hill

Collared earth star growing on the earthen bank by the roadside at the top of Compton Hill, right by a tree stump which most likely provides the wood which is feeding it.

There were several of these fungi in the same place this time last year.