Thanks for your reply. I was guessing based on the very round and compact focus.

A sundog in the last moments of daylight.

Thanks

After looking up, it may be Hygrocybe chlorophana, named Golden Waxcap in the UK.

A great devotee and advocate of the animal world and fighter for conservation.

Thanks for that. I believe like most bumblebees only fertilised queens live through the winter.

I have always assumed only the queens are big, but surely there can't be so many this time of year.