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Yellow stagshorn, Northycote

Yellow stagshorn, Northycote Farm

Yellow stagshorn fungus only grows to a couple of inches tall, but it is usually a bright, almost fluorescent, yellow – though the colour can range from orange to almost white.

Yellow stagshorn, Northycote Farm

This was one of several clumps growing on the ground in the wood at Northycote Farm.

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Giant hogweed (possibly)

Giant hogweed (possibly)

Remains of a plant growing on the bank of the Penk at Perton. I couldn’t get close enough to examine it properly. But as it was at least ten feet tall it is a reasonable guess that it was a giant hogweed.

Giant hogweed (possibly)

A few yards further down the path I saw a member of another invasive species, a mink. It disappeared back into the bushes much too quickly for me to get a picture.

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Digging up nuts again

Digging up nuts again

Squirrel which was rushing round then pausing for a brief dig with its front paws. I thought it was busy burying nuts.

Digging up nuts again

Then it dug where I had a clearer view. It fetched something out of the ground and ate it.

Digging up nuts again

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Butter waxcap, three views

Butter waxcap, Northycote Farm

Three views of the same butter waxcap, showing the differences made by small changes in camera angle. All three shots were taken low down, close to the small mushroom, this one level at cap height.

Butter waxcap, Northycote Farm

Looking down from slightly above, and up from slightly below the cap.

Butter waxcap, Northycote Farm

The mushroom was one of those we were shown on last month’s fungi hunt on Northycote Farm.

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Poison pie

Poison pie

Poison pie is a mushroom which lives up to its name.

Poison pie

Whatever has been nibbling this one, probably a squirrel, will have had a badly upset stomach.

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Digging deep

Digging deep

Only a few of Gloucester Old Spot piglets born in the spring of 2013 on Northycote Farm can still be seen there.

Digging deep
This one was digging deeply in a muddy area of its enclosure in search of something the last time I visited the farm.