Verdigris Roundhead (Stropharia aeruginosa) found in a woodland clearing in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. An uncommon mushroom, but there are several records of it nearby.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom

Yesterday was Anti-Slavery Day. According to the United Nations, an estimated 50 million people are in modern slavery around the world.
Here in Somerset, people have been fighting against the enslavement of human beings for centuries. I’d like to honour some women in Somerset who fought against slavery. Here are some quick facts about them.

Links to all books: linktr.ee/helenpugh

#antislavery #slavery #Somerset #womeninhistory

Red-cracking Bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron) in Newton St Loe near #Bath #Somerset #UK. It forms mycorrhizal associations with various trees, especially Beech. Looks like a slug has had a munch!
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
17 Oct 1615: Robert Carr Earl of #Somerset & his pregnant wife Frances are arrested as part of the Overbury 'poisoning' Scandal #otd (BM)
Gauge House, Rickford, Somerset. Part of Bristol Waterworks infrastructure.
#photography #GaugeHouse #Rickford #Somerset #BristolWater
My #Robin friend Little Mate. He's busy defending his territory at the moment, mostly by singing and chasing off the occasional intruder. But he likes to take a break to snack and chat when I drop by.
In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
#nature #wildlife #ukwildlife #bathnature #bird #birdsong
traffic jam from Wamuran to Caboolture and Sunshine Coast to Caboolture round 9am today was dreadful - obviously everyone is driving to Caboolture to catch train or get work or attend school or go to hospital or go shopping - jobs, services and shops need to be more in the regions to stop this traffic jam - sadly everyone commutes from their regional centres to hubs to get infrastructure and services and shops - poor urban planning leads to congestion on roads which will only get worse as population increases up to #brisbane #olympics and beyond #trafficjam #caboolture #moretonbay #sunshinecoast #somerset
Freckled Dapperling (Echinoderma asperum) in one of the woodlands at Bath City Farm in #Bath #Somerset #UK. Several of these were found at the foot of a Beech tree.
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom
Blue Roundhead (Stropharia caerulea) in #Bath #Somerset #UK. This small #mushroom tends to grow in Beech woods and grasslands on calcareous soils and helps to break down organic matter
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi
Sometimes autumn is beautiful
#somerset #england #autumn #sunset
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Red-cracking Bolete (Xerocomellus chrysenteron) in Newton St Loe near #Bath #Somerset #UK. It forms mycorrhizal associations with various trees, especially Beech. Looks like a slug has had a munch!
#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #fungi #mushroom