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Mystery amanita at the roadside 🛣️
I was walking down the street the other day, passing a large beech tree that I’ve posted about before. We’ve had quite a lot of rain in recent weeks and it’s always worth having a gander. I did pause to think, should I traipse over there and crouch down next to the mushroom. There was… Read more
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UK Fungus Day 2023 in West Sussex 🍄
I had a very good UK Fungus Day on Saturday, leading a guided walk in Haywards Heath in the morning and then went for my own personal none-to-one guided walk. Read more
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Wrinkled peach in south London
Dulwich, London, Friday 6th October 2023 Happy Fungi Friday! These pics are fresh out of the woods. Some nice finds today, though everything seems behind on last year. Going to be warm again next week. Wrinkled peach This beautiful little mushroom (Rhodotus palmatus) is one I’ve only seen in person once before. That was in… Read more
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Early October inkcaps
We’re still playing the game of summer shrooms in West Sussex. The early autumn arrivals haven’t shown their caps and cups yet. Read more
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Ganoderma bracket on horse chestnut in London
I passed a horse chestnut tree near London’s South Circular in East Dulwich and found an epic Ganoderma bracket fungus. Read more
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Less is More: thoughts on foraging by Kerrie Ann Gardner
Fungi enthusiasts who have spent time on Twitter in the past few years may know the name of Kerrie Ann Gardner. She went viral for an image of a lichen reaching out ala ET on Twitter (when it was good) and regularly makes an impact with her painted stones on Instagram. Kerrie is based in… Read more
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