Open University Exploring Nature Walk

Monday October 15th 2012
Thorncombe Woods

We were concentrating on fungi this afternoon but we did see a few birds including excellent views of Nuthatch and Treecreeper. However the best non-mycological find was this young adder:



We also found a very colourful display of Spindle berries:



... and these huge Redwoods:





As far as the fungi go, the photos speak for themselves. None of us could positively identify them, although we were pretty sure about the Porcelain Fungus. So I've uploaded them onto iSpot to see if we can get them identified.



Click on the photos below to see the relevant iSpot page. You do not need to be enrolled in iSpot to view these pages.











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