Tiny Tenant

The time came to clearing out the greenhouse ready to put some of the tender plants in before the frosts come. Moving away a seed tray that had been left on the floor, I found that underneath had been home to a family.

A mouse and it's family must have been happily living under the tray. The nest warmly lined with fluffy fibres from sheep's wool from sheep who grazed in the field the other side of the hedge, along with soft moss.

There was no sign of life so the whole family have fled to pastures new.

Fungal Fun

The woodland just by us has sprouted many of it's unusual denizens. The fungi are out in force now before the cold weather really strikes.

This one has a lovely metallic sheen to it.

Scattered amongst the woodland floor some seem to follow their own trail through the wood.

I had earmarked this dead tree for cutting for logs, but on seeing the mysterious habitants I now have to leave it.

Unfortunately these are not the only things I found while down in the wood. Youngsters, and it would only be kids  going into the wood to drink, take cans of booze, drink them and just leave the tins scattered around.

Amongst this rubbish are also two throwaway barbeque bases and the wire tops to cook on, the base is at the front of the pile. So they had a really good time down there.

The plastic can holders, bottom right, are a dangerous nuisance as they have been found tangled around the legs of wild life. The strange thing is we never see anyone down there even though it is just at the bottom of our own land. We can only think they get down during the evenings when no one is likely about.