5 minutes before destruction

Spotted this nice group of toadstools as we walked around Belton House gardens. Unfortunately when I returned 5 minutes later some parents were happily watching their young child destroy them all! I don't understand why anybody would not pull their child into line for this sort of behaviour it makes you wonder what kind of adult they will grow up into..

[Margo]

What a lovely collection of fungus

[Richard Brown]

@777margo Thank you :)

[FBailey]

I get really cross about this sort of behaviour. Can't understand it at all. Love the picture btw

[Richard Brown]

@fbailey Thanks. It is annoying the child I don't suppose new any different but you would think the parents would have at least pulled him into line.

[wendy frost]

Great capture and details before it was too late.

[Laurie E Wilson]

I agree. The parents come back with, "oh, they are just being kids"....yeah, behaving as they teach them to. Nice shot, and sounds like a timely one.

[Connie Little]

Lucky you got this great shot before all that lovely fungi was destroyed.

[Diana]

A beautiful capture, and sad that people can destroy nature without a thought ;-(

[Babs]

Oh they are beautiful. How sad that parents don't control their kids, or teach them about the countryside.

[Lynda McG]

Lovely - but surely parents should teach their kids respect for nature!

[Jennifer]

That's such a shame :(

[sally agnew]

Lovely earthy tones and lighting :)

[Kas]

No sense of responsibility! And what values is that child now learning? Shocking. You did manage a good picture with great autumn colours.

[Catherine Otley]

Agree absolutely! They are such lovely and unusual life forms and to destroy such an arresting sight is so wrong.

[Vesna]

Great capture!