Cold Weather movements

147 Lapwings at Henstead and flocks of Redwings over Beccles Common. First few flakes of snow in Beccles at 8am.

More Flowers and Fungi

Continuing with my Wild Flower Society winter flowers competition I added Henbane from a garden in Beccles and three Primroses in Stockton Churchyard. Nothing new in the fungi line but a fresh flush of these Spotted Tough Shanks (Collybia maculata)

Winter Fungus

The winter fungus is common on elm and many other deciduous tree stumps and is also known as Velvet Shank (Flammulina velutipes) and these were found at Gunton Wood Lowestoft. sadly the place has been over tided by so called conservationist and the wod has been almost stripped of vegetation, however the light and wet conditions (cly soil) has produced and excellent fungus flora

Pink Knotweed

This was our first trip out this month after Eileen and I suffered influenza.

Two aliens were recorded. The first was a life tick Persicaria capitata Pink Knotweed growing from a pavement crack in Puddingmoor Beccles. and another more common alien Campanula trachelium Nettle-leaved Bellflower. More will be added to the WFS December flowering list