Blue-Leg Bounty – The Field Blewit
Happy (belated) new year to you all! Things have been very busy for me pre-Christmas, hence the delay featuring this lovely and edible treat I found in November, even though it can often be seen in the...
View ArticleBay Polypore
Many bracket (or shelf) fungi grow all year round, or at least from spring through to autumn. This one is a classic example – most common in central Europe but less so farther north. The Bay Polypore...
View ArticleDown in the Damp – The Birch Milkcap
As the common name states, this Milkcap is often found around Birch trees, but it can also grow with other deciduous tress, especially if the ground is mossy, rich and moist. The Birch Milkcap...
View ArticleThe notorious Magic Mushroom
Well I suppose at some stage I would had to do a feature on this mushroom. A select few people I meet often presume that as a mushroom hunter, I only go looking for this particular species. Well that’s...
View ArticleLiquorice on a log – The Black Bulgar
For one reason or another I didn’t get the chance to get out much over winter, but a recent visit to some nearby woodland turned up these little black beauties. As they were well camouflaged, I nearly...
View ArticleBeware the Fool’s Funnel
Experienced foragers often say, if you want to familiarise yourself with only a few mushrooms, it’s always best to recognise the deadly ones! Wise words indeed. The Fool’s Funnel (Clitocybe rivulosa...
View ArticleMushroom of the Woods – Blushing Wood Mushroom
One of my nearby local parks has a great selection of tree species, scattered beautifully across its modest expanse. It was here that I came across a mushroom more typically found in a woodland...
View ArticleSnow Caps in Summer – The Milky Conecap
A recent email query regarding this ‘not so often‘ seen mushroom, encouraged me to feature it today, having forgot to do it last year! The mushrooms shown here are from last June. The Milky Conecap...
View ArticleBig in Japan – Hen of the Woods
It has been a long long time since I’ve seen this fungus, especially in my neck of the woods in Leicestershire. Then three come along at once! Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa) is a lovely sight for...
View ArticleThat’s one Ugly Milkcap!
2019 was an exceptionally good year for all kinds of fungi and in my experience, it was the best in terms of abundance. This was acknowledged by a local foray leader I know, and he’s only been doing it...
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