Great Tit preening - birds need to keep their feathers in good condition & preen themselves regularly. Preening involves spreading oil, removing dust & parasites, & repositioning displaced feathers
In #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes) on a dead elm tree in Seven Acre Wood, Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This species is unusual in that it can survive freezing temperatures.
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@LyndaDelph 😂

Hanging out with my Robin friend, Little Mate. He's very chatty at the moment and doing a lot of singing. Competition for territory is high, and he's had to chase off a few rival Robins lately. #Bath #Somerset #UK
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Winter Moth (Operophtera brumata). I found this on my front door in #Bath #Somerset #UK. One of the few winter-active moths. This is a male, females have very tiny wings and cannot fly
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Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK - usually found on fallen oak branches.
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An unusual find on a recent outing of the Bath Fungi Group - Spongy Mazegill Somion occarium (syn. Spongipellis delectans) at Claverton Down #Bath #Somerset #UK, found on the end of a large Beech log.
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Inky Mushroom (Agaricus moelleri) at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK. These are found in most years under the Beeches in the wood on the farm and are fairly common in other woods around Bath, usually in small groups.
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Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) in #Bath #Somerset #UK. These come up in the same spot in most years. The spore sac releases a small puff of spores whenever a raindrop hits the sac
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@NatureMC Glad you enjoy them!

Only a few species in the moth trap today at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK
1. Mottled Umber
2. Rusty Dot Pearl
3. December Moth
4. Another Mottled Umber
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One of the oysterling mushrooms (several very similar species) on a twig in a wood in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A late Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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My Robin friend Little Mate chatting. He's busy singing to defend his territory at the moment, and occasionally chasing off intruding Robins, but loves to stop and have a chat and a snack when I come along in the mornings.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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@TimWardCam Nice! We didn't find any Badger signs, but were probably too distracted by plants and insects. I'd be surprised if there wasn't still a Badger sett there.

Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This fungus was found on a large oak log in a wood.
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Write-up from the Bath Natural History Society visit to the former Entry Hill Golf Course earlier this year https://www.bathnats.org.uk/entry-hillbath-7-september-2025/

Jackdaw at #Bath #Somerset #UK. A highly intelligent bird capable of tool-use & exploiting new feeding opportunities, and is a highly social species with complex social interactions & hierarchies
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Peppery Roundhead (Stropharia pseudocyanea) at Ubley Warren, Somerset. One of several very similar species, but this one has a distinct smell of peppercorn.
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Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This is an old fruiting body, producing spores. It opens naturally at the top and resembles a cauldron, especially after rain, when the rainwater mixes with the spores.
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