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“Purpurascentes” webcap in the New Forest 🕸️
The remnants of the veil between the cap and stipe, covering the gills, gave me the thought that this was a webcap. Read more
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August bolete bonanza in the New Forest National Park 🐎
I was in the New Forest National Park camping for a couple of nights last week. The rainy July in southern England gave great hope of finding some nice shrooms in this, one of England’s mushroom wonderlands. Read more
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Summer street boletes 🏫
West Sussex, August 2023 Walking home from the railway station I often scan the verge where some copper beech trees grow. In the past I’ve seen some summer season boletes growing but never had the chance to look more closely. Not sure why. One afternoon last week I spotted something and sidled over to have… Read more
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Dog vomit slime mould 🐶
Dulwich, south-east London, August 2023 There is something so abrupt about slime mould, and none more so than dog vomit slime mould! Slime moulds are not fungi, but are thought to be closer to animals than fungi in genetic and evolutionary terms. I spotted this splash of yellow while leading a small guided walk in… Read more
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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
