whats living in your chippings

[Ross Winchester]

I took these in the summer there was over 20 on this pile but i was only able to get a few shots ,there was another heap about 20ft away with adders on it but they were too quick for me with the iphone.

[codlasher]

Lovely!

[slack ma girdle]

Nice grass snakes, lucky find.

[seniorgup]

I'm a celebrity, get me outta here... Only if Ashley's coming too ??

[Adam Bourne]

Nice post mate

 

 

Seems to be an abundance in snakes this year this must be the 10th time this year in 10 different wood chip heaps I've heard about and seen

 

Who says where not doing our part for the world???

[David Humphries]

Nice capture Ross.

 

What were the fung like growths at the top of the pile in the first shot?

 

 

 

 

 

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[Ross Winchester]

here you go David ,best i could do not very clear,and a couple of random shots i took by putting my phone up a cavity to see the extent of decay and was very pleased with results.

[David Humphries]

Fuligo septica

 

 

 

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[agg221]

I took these in the summer there was over 20 on this pile but i was only able to get a few shots ,there was another heap about 20ft away with adders on it but they were too quick for me with the iphone.

 

That's interesting. From what I understand, adders and grass snakes tend to prefer different habitats (grass snakes like it wet, adders like it dry) so it's relatively uncommon to find them in the same place.

 

Alec

[oldwoodcutter]

Had a family of stoats in mine during the summer,they moved out and the rats have now moved in.