Saturday 14 September 2013

Bulkeley Hill

A walk around Bulkeley Hill. A variation of an older walk (the blue route on the map), with an optional extra bit around Beeston.
First of all getting stuck trying to get to Coppermine Lane (don't trust Sat Navs!!)

Bulkeley Hill elevation

Bulkeley Hill route

Lots of fungi around after some wet weather, including a magnificent Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus). Cool in the shade of the trees but boiling hot in the sun.

Fly on fern

Fungi

Fungi

Speckled (ragged) Wood

Chicken of the Woods (closeup)

Chicken of the Woods (closeup)

Chicken of the Woods (closeup)

Earwig

Harvestman

Hoverfly

Bee

Common Earthball

Yellow Stagshorn Fungus

Yellow Stagshorn Fungus

Tawny Grisette

Tawny Grisette

(Possibly Birch) Sawfly Larva

Raw Head


Chicken of the Woods

Also, hundreds of young pheasant around the Peckforton estate (presumably for shooting). Groups of pheasant would keep bursting out of the undergrowth and scaring us half to death. Here we saw dozens pecking away at what must have been feed put down on an enclosed track.

Pheasants

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