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Two bracket fungi on tree stump

Two bracket fungi on tree stump

Two different species of bracket fungi on a tree stump by the Railway Walk – a weeping polypore and a horse’s hoof fungus

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Red leaves, green leaves: Virginia creeper, ivy

Red leaves, green leaves: Virginia creeper, ivy

Red leaves in front of green leaves. Virginia creeper and ivy covering the wall of the former lock keeper’s cottage at Wightwick Lock.

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Last chance to see (this year)

Last chance to see (this year)

Red admiral butterflies, a species where the adult stage may still possibly be seen at this time of year. They come out to feed on warm, sunny days, heading for ivy which is at the height of its flowering season.

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Red: ripening crab apples, Compton Rough

Red: ripening crab apples, Compton Rough

Bright red ripening crabapples on a tree at the back of Compton Lock. They look very tempting, but appearances are sometimes deceiving.

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Buzzard circling, Baggeridge

Buzzard circling, Baggeridge

Buzzrd circling as is rises on a thermal behind the Toposcope, Baggereidge Country Park.

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Roll-rims on lawn

Roll-rim on lawn

Two of a crop of roll-rim mushrooms growing on a front lawn.

Roll-rim on lawn