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How worried should you be about deathcaps?
Basically not very. We’re unofficially in drought in south-east England and there are no mushrooms to be found yet. So I am getting myself into trouble with a bit of commentary instead! Deathcaps are in the news at the moment because of a court case going on in Australia. This week The Guardian (presumably Australia)… Read more
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Chicken of the woods in Cambridge
I’ve not had much luck with chicken of the woods in recent years, and I wouldn’t quite describe this as lucky! Read more
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Turkey tails on laurel
It’s seriously dry in southern England at the moment, worryingly so, especially if you are 90% water by nature. Read more
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Green elfcup
Happy Fungi Friday! 🍄 After a cold two months on ice Fungi Friday is back! While there aren’t many (if any) mushrooms fruiting yet, I was awoken from my fungal slumber by this mess of ascomycota, seen on Friday 21st March 2025. It always reminds me of these old wooden crates that me and my… Read more
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Fungi Friday is frozen 🥶
Happy Fungi Friday to all you fungus friends out there 🍄 I haven’t got any new mushroom content to share with you at the moment, probably because the autumn was so short and pickings were slim. It’s very cold in SE England which means the mushrooms aren’t fruiting, so I’ll likely be back in the… Read more
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Mushy Christmas!
Wishing you a Mushy Christmas this festive Fungi Friday! 🍄 In the absence of a mushroom blog this week please see below my posts about the tenuous but fascinating links between Father Christmas and fly agaric: And here’s part two: Thanks for reading. Read more
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