A nature-loving pensioner who is bonkers for conkers claims to have amassed a collection of more than 10,000. Brian Mountford, 76, also hoards seeds, which he has thousands more of, he says.
The retired inventor says he loves all nature but is keen on conkers as they make him feel nostalgic. Brian, from Leek, Staffordshire, said: "They are a particular favourite of mine.
"Conkers take me right back to when I was a child and we used to play by swinging them on the end of bits of string." Brian started collecting conkers in the autumn of 2021.
