MICA CAP MUSHROOMSWe usually see these packed together in dense clusters, and those I found in our garden are no exception, growing from the roots of an...
REDWINGI saw a small flock of these thrushes eating hawthorn berries along the old railway line, though you can sometimes see them in flocks of...
YEWIn the cemetery I think we have examples of both Common or English Yew and Irish Yew. The former is a native evergreen, the latter a...
DEAD MAN'S FINGERSThe second part of this fungi’s latin/scientific name is Polymorpha, which means “many forms”, but this fantastic specimen found by Simon...
BLACK HEADED GULLChocolate Brown-Headed Gull would have been more of a mouthful, but more accurate, at least in the spring and summer. Now the colouring...
GREY SQUIRRELAnother occupant, perhaps, of the Wildlife Rogues’ Gallery, but let’s not over-anthropomorphise this animal. They may not be your...
OAKBlimey! How do I do the “King of the Forest” justice in a short paragraph? It really deserves a book. This magnificent tree can live up...
MALLARDThey may be very common, but they’re worth a second look. This is not just for their breeding season plumage, with the glossy,...
RABBITRabbits were important to us as a source of food and clothing for many centuries after the Normans brought them to Britain. Although now...