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Mike Williams - Naturalist, Landscape Historian & Photographer from Bath, UK
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A rather bedraggled-looking Carrion Crow in the rain at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK. Its partner was nearby. They usually mate for life & are one of the most intelligent of all birds
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A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Field Blewit (Collybia personata) at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK. It tends to appear when the weather turns colder - this one came up after a light frost
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A Field Blewit mushroom in grassland
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Hanging out with my #Robin friend, Little Mate. The weather has turned colder and wetter this past week but there's still plenty of worms about. In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Little Mate the Robin #birds #ukwildlife #wildlife #birdsongs #bird
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November 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Stonebarrow - a bowl barrow at Ubley Warren, Somerset, one of the largest of the Mendip barrows. Upon it meet 4 stone walls, 3 of which are former parish boundaries & has been a boundary feature since at least the 13th Century, when it is named in two charters as 'Steinberga' & 'Stangbarrow'
A round barrow - a large mound in grassland with several walls running up the mound
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Heath Waxcap (Gliophorus laetus) at Ubley Warren, #Somerset. This species is usually associated with acidic grasslands, absent from the #Bath area, but more abundant a short journey to the south.
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A Heath Waxcap mushroom in mossy grassland Underside of a Heath Waxcap mushroom in mossy grassland
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Grey Wagtail at Herriots Bridge, Chew Valley Lake #Somerset. There were several of these along the shoreline. Several of them appeared to be engaging in territorial battles
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A Grey Wagtail perched on a metal railing, by a lake
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) at Ubley Warren, #Somerset
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Two red mushrooms (Scarlet Waxcaps) in grassland
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The unusual-looking White Saddle (Helvella crispa) mushroom. A very distinctive species with wrinkled stems and caps. I found these growing in a small wood on Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Two White Saddle mushrooms on a woodland floor A White Saddle mushroom on a woodland floor Close-up of the stem of a White Saddle mushroom
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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My Robin friend Little Mate today. The weather is starting to turn a bit colder, so his feathers are more fluffed-up than they have been for a while. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A European Robin perched on a bramble stem A European Robin perched on a bramble stem
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Oily Waxcap (Hygrocybe quieta) at Ubley Warren, Somerset. Usually associated with acidic grasslands and potentially has a symbiotic relationship with mosses.
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Oily Waxcap mushroom - orange stem and yellow cap. In grassland.
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK. Fairly common around Bath & can tolerate higher levels of nutrients than most other waxcaps
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Snowy Waxcap mushroom Snowy Waxcap mushroom
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK. A very common mushroom and found in most woods around Bath
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November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Parasol (Macrolepiota procera) - a very large mushroom, the cap had a diameter of about 22cm! I spotted it from quite some distance. In Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK
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A large Parasol mushroom in a field
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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My #Robin friend Little Mate chatting in the rain this morning.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Robin chatting
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November 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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A young Wood or Sordid Blewit (Collybia nuda/sordida) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton Down, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This one was tiny! These mushrooms often appear in rings, but this one was solitary.
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A small purple mushroom
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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My #Robin friend Little Mate having some down time this morning. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I'm fairly sure this is Tiered Tooth Fungus (Hericium cirrhatum), due to the short spines - a close relative of the Lion's Mane (Hericium erinaceus). Found high on a Beech *somewhere* in the #Bath area
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A Tiered Tooth Fungus - a large fungal fruiting body with numerous short downwards-pointing spines
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Lilac Fibrecap (Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina), a lilac-coloured variety of the White Fibrecap. Pretty, but very poisonous! At Bushey Norwood, Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Lilac Fibrecap mushroom on woodland floor
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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More highlights from the moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social, #Bath #Somerset #UK - Turnip Moth, Feathered Thorn, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Satellite
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Turnip Moth Feathered Thorn moth Blair's Shoulder Knot moth Satellite moth
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Some highlights from the moth trap at Bath City Farm @bathcityfarm.bsky.social, #Bath #Somerset #UK - Rusty Dot Pearl, Beaded Chestnut, Green-brindled Crescent & Yellow-line Quaker
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Rust Dot Pearl moth Beaded Chestnut moth Green-brindled Crescent moth Yellow-line Quaker moth
November 8, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Brown Hare at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This area is a local stronghold for this species, which has declined by 80% in the past century www.youtube.com/shorts/y6Df1...
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Brown Hare at Newton St Loe #ukwildlife #nature #wildlife #brownhare #rabbit #bath
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November 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Snowy Inkcap (Coprinopsis nivea) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. Frequently on cow pats.
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A Snowy Inkcap mushroom on a cow pat in grassland
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Yellow Brain Fungus (Tremella mesenterica) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton Down, Bath. This fungus is usually found on fallen branches and sticks on woodland floors.
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Yellow Brain Fungus on dead wood Yellow Brain Fungus on dead wood
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Stump Puffballs (Apioperdon pyriforme). The white ones are the younger fruiting bodies, the brown ones are the older fruiting bodies producing spores. From various woods around Bath.
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Young Stump Puffball fruiting bodies on a mossy log Old Stump Puffball fruiting bodies Old Stump Puffball fruiting bodies
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Clouded Funnel (Clitocybe nebularis) in a wood near Conkwell, a short distance from #Bath on the Somerset/Wiltshire border.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom #MushroomMonday
A white mushroom on a woodland floor
November 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM