Category: 2014

An adventurous December morming walk with the Osbournes and a set of walkie-talkies. We found –  Crepitodus mollis (brown gills, elastic peelable cuticle), Jelly Ear, Deceiver,  Clouded Funnel,

Still lots to find.. we found several Mycenas, some growing straight from the moss or even bark of trees (later identified as M.hiemalis and M.arcangeliana respectively). Mycena galopus

        Quite a few fungi still around today.. As well as the “mushrooms on a stick” which still needs some identifying, we found some large

Another new Dapperling – with unusual bullet-shaped spores. Spore size Me = 6.1 x 3 µm ; Qe = 2 Likely ID: the Stinking Dapperling, Lepiota cristata ——————————————————————–

Two excellent finds within the space of two days… first the Redspored Dapperling, Melanophyllum haematospermum. There are no other UK records for this on CATE2 for 2014. Never

 

A quick walk down to our favourite spot yeilded a full collecting box in 10 mins. A bit of a surprise for this time of year but lots