Wolves Wild

The straight track down the western edge of Sutton Park follows the course of a Roman road.

This mallard was with her ducklings by the canal in the Bumble Hole LNR back in July.

Found on marshy ground, here the edge of the pool in the Hampton in Arden LNR by the packhorse bridge.

The other instalment from June’s photo-shoot.

The Sugarwell is a spring which rises on the Cotwell End LNR in Dudley. It was well covered in pondweed a few days ago/

A bumper selection of pictures today. They were all taken back in late June during the second “Access all areas” special event for photographers at the West Park Conservatory.

One of the more peaceful stretches of the Staffs & Worcs canal is heading away downstream from Greensforge.

A common woodland mushroom, named because it supposedly smells like flour.

As autumn sets in, it’s possible to see spectacular dawn views such as this without getting up too early, and after West Park has been opened for the day. These colour effects were actually at their height about twenty minutes before sunrise on one of the beautiful days last week.

These tiny mushrooms seem to be springing up in woods all around at the moment, growing on the trunks of fallen trees.

This bracket fungus, also known as the birch polypore, was used to sharpen cut-throat razors. Frequently found on dead or dying birch trees.

This was one of several bracket fungi growing on the trunk of the tree adjacent to the host of the razor strop fungus (next post).