Category: West Sussex
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
