Spider in the middle of its web, overhanging the canal at Compton.
Slime mould on a fallen tree
Slime mould on one of thefallen trees in Himley Plantation.
Puffballs on mossy fallen log
A fallen log in the Woodland Trust’s Himley Plantation, the upper surface covered with moss. A crowd of small, stalked puffballs pushing through, fresh-looking despite some already having been nibbled.
Teazle, seeds ripening
Teazle seed head in close-up as the seeds were starting to ripen.
Robin’s pincushions everywhere
Robin’s pincushions, a gall which affects wild roses. In the past, I don’t remember ever seeing more than one or perhaps two of these brightly coloured growths on a single briar. This year, multiple infestations seem common. These were all on a single bush in the Barley Field blackthorn hedge – I gave up counting when I got to twenty.
Rainbow web
Rainbow formed as the low angle of early evening sunlight shone through the web of a garden cross spider.
