With departure to Preston Montford imminent on the 6th Sept, we had a quick walk to our favourite spots and were richly rewarded.. a bumper crop with the

Our first outing after the summer break and there were lots of fungi to choose from.. I believe this is Xerocomellus porosporus, the Sepia bolete. Characteristic features are

A good early morning start gave us the following: Psathyrella tephrophylla, Coprinus micaceus (abundant), Pleurotus cornucopiae var cornucopiae (a few at Pets Corner), Kretzschmaria deusta (Brittle Cinder), Leptosphaeria acuta

A few agarics around – Psathyrella tephrophylla on soil/woodchip,  a Conocybe sp on soil near the North Lodge and a group of Psathyrella conopilus in their usual spot..

Amateur scientists and hobbyists rarely get to try new microscopes for an extended period before buying them and often don’t have the opportunity to compare different set-ups. I

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