Definitely noticed a lot more of these than usual this year: green shield bug, this time resting on a yew bush.
Cluster of deceivers
Small cluster of deceiver mushrooms, just beginning to emerge,
Collared earth stars return
Earth star fungi: these collared earth stars regularly appear under a hedge by the canal at Castlecroft in the autumn, getting easier to see as the vegetation dies down over winter.
Garden spider, on web after heavy rain
It had been raining heavily earlier, but this female garden spider wasn’t moving from the centre of her water-decorated web.
Heron by a bench
Heron on the edge of the canal, by a bench on the car park of the Canalside Bar and Grill at Castlecroft. For a few seconds it looked like it was about to plunge into the canal to catch a fish.
Fly agarics by the ring road
A patch of grass in a car park by the ring road, two fly agaric mushrooms. Photos taken through gaps in the fence.
