My 90-minute walk this morning seemed destined to become another ‘fungus day’ until I came across this early-emerging Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) queen. She will forage for nectar (not too many flowers available right now beyond gorse and hazel catkins) to restore energy after her winter hibernation before selecting a site to house the next colony and will lay her first eggs there.

On the fungus front one dead tree trunk sported some impressive Jelly Ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae), while a dead twig supported this Variable Oysterling (Crepidotus variabilis).

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