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Velvet shank on a dead tree

Velvet shank on a dead tree

Velvet shanks are one of the most colourful of the common fungi which grow even in the depths of winter.

Velvet shank on a dead tree

They are found on tree trunks: often, as here, on dead or dying trees.

Velvet shank on a dead tree

The tree these supporting these was at the end of the platform of the old Tettenhall railway station – now the Smestow Valley Nature Reserve Ranger Station.

Velvet shank on a dead tree