An oak tree on the edge of the Old Nursery woodland. The undersides of the leaves covered in hundreds of silk button galls. A wasp, or more likely several wasps, had been very busy.
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Another selection of mushrooms growing in the Wellcombe Hills nature reserve (see yesterday’s post). These were in a grassy area a little below the high point with its obelisk.
A group of parasol mushrooms, possibly the largest mushroom in this country, were growing along the hillside. Some looked like they had only come up the previous night, while others had caps fully spread.
A short distance further along were a smaller group of white dapperlings.
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Gorging on damson, comma butterfly
Comma butterfly gorging on ripe damsons which have fallen from the tree.
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Mushroom selection, Wellcombe Hills
Wellcombe Hills, a local nature reserve just a short walk from Stratford on Avon town centre. We took shelter in a small stand of mixed trees when there was a brief shower. This selection of different mushroom species were in the grass under the trees – most of them species I’d never seen before.
Female common darter dragonfly. resting on a lichen-covered stone bench by the River Avon, just upstream from Stratford.
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Companions for breakfast
A pub breakfast (outdoor table) attracted eating companions: a robin and a couple of house sparrows.