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Bay-by bolete 👶
High Weald AONB, West Sussex, July 2023 Here we are in ‘fake fall’ as the Americans call it. Many across the Mediterranean and probably large parts of The World would probably agree – you’d take rain and cloud over hellfire. The rains are also a joy because they bring shrooms to the temperate world. Some… Read more
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Eyelash fungi 👁
High Weald AONB, West Sussex, July 2023 Social media was awash with photos of blushers and boletes, so I thought it was a good time to visit one of my local woodlands. The mushrooms were few and far between until I passed through a damp area with a large fallen beech tree. The standing core… Read more
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5 reasons why fungi are good for us
Nature, or at least our sense of it, has become a counsellor, allowing us to detach ourselves from societal roles and see ourselves as a single species in a vast web of biodiversity. Nature helps us to feel human. Fungi are a big part of that. Read more
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Stumped by London garden shrooms
My mum was working on her garden when she found these mushrooms growing around the stump of an old willow tree. Just like that willow, I am also stumped. iNaturalist, as it so often does with fungi photos, has yet to offer any support on even approaching an ID. The colour is interesting – you… Read more
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Supermarket weeping conk
At the base of the tree I noticed an aberration in the bark where a bracket fungus was fruiting. I took a few phone pics, with people quite confused by my crouching at the tree’s base. Read more
Fungi Friday 🍄 