Old man’s beard with the seeds just beginning to ripen.
The long green strands will become the white feathery material vaguely resembling a beard when the seeds are ready to be dispersed.
Another butterfly taking advantage of of early ivy flowers: a comma.
It is holding its wings so that the underside is visible, showing the pale mark which gives the species its name.
Cortinarius species mushroom growing in West Park.
Cortinarius are possibly the largest genus of mushrooms worldwide.
The genus is named for the cortina, a veil which protects the gills of the newly-emerged fruiting body,
These may be Cortinarius malachius, a common species which grows in association with conifers.