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Rowney Woods Pine Stack

The pine stacks are slowly being taken away from Rowney Woods, as soon as you walk into the woods you immediately smell the fresh pine so it will be a shame when it’s all gone. The woods are in constant change at the moment with autumn nearing completion and winter

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Fungus Family
Macro Photography

The Family Fungus

This jolly family of fungus was photographed in Rowney Woods (where else) back in September. I’ve included a picture of the full family tree along with a picture of one of the single families 😉  

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Plate Fungus
Rowney Woods

Plate Fungus

I like mushrooms and I like finding fungus of any type to photograph, so much so that we both keep a close eye out for it and are almost as excited by its discovery as we are when a deer makes an appearance…well OK, maybe excited isn’t really the word.

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Fallow Deer Stag
Bugs and Critters

Deer, Deer, Dear

Back to Rowney Woods this morning where we saw a whole mass of fallow deer. we started by seeing a loan stag patroling the edge of the woods on his own, he looked quite young.

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Misty Rowney Woods
Black & White

Misty morning in Rowney Woods

I’m sure it will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed this blog for a month or two that the Rowney Woods would feature again. We paid another early morning visit last Sunday, but with the days drawing in we were able to leave at a much more

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Cut Pine Logs
Rowney Woods

Cut Pine

You may recall our post a month or so ago talking about the condemned pine trees in Rowney Wood – you can see the post by clicking here. Well, here’s what happened to them!

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Autumn Acorns
Rowney Woods

Autumn Acorns

Walking in Rowney Woods at the moment you can’t help but notice the large number of acorns under foot, along with the busy scampering of the grey squirrels collecting them for future use. Some acorns cling to their oak tree taking on a very brown appearance as seen here.

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Funky Fungus in Rowney Woods
Macro Photography

Funky Fungi in Rowney Woods

Back to the woods, and back to the fungi. I like this picture of the fungi because it’s not perfect in two ways, the depth of field is a little too narrow and the state of the fungi leaves a lot to be desired! Have you ever found a perfect

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Red Admiral butterfly
Bugs and Critters

Red Admiral in Rowney Woods

This Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) was photographed in Rowney Woods a week and a half ago, but it is becoming more and more common to see these throughout the year. Previously these would only be present in the UK between May and September so it will be interesting to see

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Mark Seton

I'm an amateur photographer who enjoys music. I'm a past Chairman and Digital Secretary of the Bishops Stortford Camera club and I hold both LRPS and CPAGB distinctions. I have recently moved to Newcastleton in the Scottish Borders.