Here Be Dragons

Cracks and silver patches in the bark of a silver birch tree, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Bright red berries on a black bryony vine, winding through blackthorn branches, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Berries on a black bryony vine, winding through blackthorn branches, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Looking up into the canopy of a large ash tree, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Bright yellow autumn leaves of a small field maple, amongst the green leaves of other trees, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Autumnal yellows and browns and the leaves of a bramble, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Sloe berries on a blackthorn branch, in the woodland at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

A common orb weaver munching a chunk of something, in the middle of its web, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

A common orb weaver spider sitting in the middle of its web, attached to a grass stem, at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Masses of shaggy strap lichen growing on branches at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

A shaggy ink cap mushroom sprouting amongst the grass at Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Blackberries ripening on a bramble in Glapthorn Cow Pastures.

Sunlight shining through the very red leaves of what appears to be a Claret Ash "Raywood" tree, growing near the water tower next to Short Wood and Southwick Wood.

Sunlight shining through the fallen autumn leaves of an oak tree, lying on the path around Southwick Wood.

A small cluster of pleated inkcap mushrooms, fruiting alongside one the paths through Southwick Wood.

A recently emerged and solitary honey fungus mushroom, presumably growing on tree roots under the ground, in Southwick Wood.

A very red tree amongst the greens and yellows of the early autumn trees. Possibly a Claret Ash "Raywood", growing near the water tower next to Short Wood and Southwick Wood.