Coldra Wood.

Today I went to Coldra Wood I saw lots of flowers and fungi.
This is Wood Spurge it is a member of the Euphorbia family.
It's milky juice is poisonous.

This is a slime mould Reticularia Lycoperdon, when it dries out, it bursts open, releasing spores.

Found some Scarlet Elfcup.

Primroses were out.

The remains of a Giant Puffball.

Here's some Wood Anemone.

Dog's Mercury, also family Euphorbia.

I came across Golden Saxifrage.

Tredegar House Park.

Recently I went to Tredegar House Park looking for flora and fungi.I found this growing on a conifer, I think it is a slime mould, not sure what type.At first I presumed it was a rotten egg thrown against the tree.

I saw Sweet Violet.

I was surprised to find Two-Toned Pholiota.

Hoof Fungus

I found this Hoof Fungus in October in a nearby park and I have been observing it ever since.It is growing on a tree stump along with Turkey Tail and there were Stump Puffballs too in the Autumn.A piece of this fungus was found with the 5,300 year old ice mummy discovered in the Alps in 1991,it was part of a fire-starting kit.

Under the covers

Here's another pic of one of my pet rats in the duvet.
Bouncy who is shown here has just been woken by me trying to take a picture of her.

Duck and fungi

this morning I went to beechwood park.

the fungi on the log is lumpy bracket whilst the ducks are mallards.

at times it was pouring down and I was hiding under spruce.

Whilst hiding I found some possible charcoal burner and watched a treecreeper dance up and down trees.

on the way back to the house I popped to a local park, I got some artist bracket

to draw on

the treecreeper

Weston super mare Birnbeck Pier

today I went on the train to weston.

I was heading for sand point in search of a geo cache. 

On the way I passed Birnbeck Pier.

I thought it was amazing.

Altogether I walked over 8 miles, the last mile through marsh.

I FOUND THE CACHE!