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White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus

White Cheese Polypore Tyromyces chioneus

Views of a single fruiting body of a white cheese polypore (Tyromyces chioneus) growing on a fallen branch by the side of the Railway Walk near Compton.

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Dark-winged Fungus Gnat Family Sciaridae

Dark-winged fungus gnat

Dark-winged Fungus gnat, one of the species in the family Sciaridae. It was resting on the very un-fungoid wall of a house.

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The adventurous one: cygnet, West Park

The adventurous one: cygnet, West Park

The most adventurous of this year’s three cygnets at West Park, which has been spending most of its time on its own for longer than the other pair.

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Mass of teazle seed-heads

Mass of teazle seed-heads

Seed heads in a mass in the wetland area by the pool at Compton Park, a patch which as developed from one or two plants when the pool was created in 2013.

Mass of teazle seed-heads

An earlier post has views of the same patch when the plants were flowering.

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Two herons (one reclusive)

Two herons (one reclusive)

On this visit to West Park, two herons were on one of the islands. One was in plain sight, the other more reclusive a little behind.

As often when herons are near each other, they were standing facing in different directions.

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Common Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria muralis

Common Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria muralis

Common ramping-fumitory (Fumaria muralis) growing in a corn field near Bishop’s Castle, still some flowers at the start of this month.

Common Ramping-Fumitory Fumaria muralis