October is always a good month for fungi, and this October was no exception.
On October 4th, 18 camera-carrying fungi hunters joined Matt Jones, our ecologist, and Bren (me) on a hunt for the wonderful fruiting bodies of the hidden fungal species in our woods.
Many different species were found on our walk. Here are some of them.
Stump puffballs on buried wood.
Stinkhorn, Phallus Impudics
Porcelain Mushroom, Oudemansiella mucida
Shaggy inkcaps, Caprinus comatus
White saddle, Helvella crispa
The tiny individual amoebae of a slime mould
Ganoderma resinaceum, a rare bracket in the Ganoderma family and the largest single fruiting body in the woods at 50cm across
Just some of the interesting fruiting bodies we saw during that event.
Author: B. Cameron. Photos are the author’s own