Terana caerulea, Cobalt crust, Bilsthorpe, November 2022 At almost the end of a delightful walk spotting fungal treasures in a deciduous wood on a rewilded old train track in Bilsthorpe, rural Nottinghamshire, I spotted some lovely Auricularia auricula-judae (wood ears) on a gnarly, jaggedy, tall stump of a tree. I then looked up and wondered… Continue reading Terana caerulea, Cobalt crust, Nottinghamshire, UK
7th September 2021, Hypholoma fasciculare, Sherwood Pines The wonderful Sherwood pines in Nottinghamshire is a brilliant space for cycling, mushroom hunting and also getting lost. I was happy to spot these whilst pootling around on one adventure. Clustered on a little pine stump itself covered with a montage of brambles, nettles and grass, these little… Continue reading Hypholoma fasciculare, Sulphur Tuft, Sherwood Pines, England
Birch Polypores in abundance, Sherwood Forest, Edwinstowe This time last year I was visiting my parents back in the UK, after not seeing them for a year and a half due to the pandemic. How time flies! They are very lucky to live near the beautifully sprawling Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire, lots of different areas,… Continue reading Fomitopsis betulina, Birch Polypore, Nottinghamshire, UK
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