Fungal Foray

We walked at Pigbush this morning and after anight of heavy rain there were puddles everywhere. Whilst we were walking it was warm and sunny still shirt sleeve weather. Now with some rain the fungi are appearing everywhere and we saw several different sorts.

Missy wants to play 

Bracket fungus 

Sparassis crispa common name cauliflower fungus 

Trametes versicolour 

Russula mairei common name beechwood sickener 

The sun was very bright as we walked  

Raffles and Missy 

John and the dogs 

A sunny walk at Fritham this morning.

Today we had a long walk at Fritham with the dogs. It was another lovely sunny day after the heavy rain of yesterday. We walked down to Dockens Water which sadly has very little water in it and we saw several different types of Fungi. We then went into Fritham woods and back out onto the open heathland, by the time we got back to the car it was nearly lunchtime.

Here is Raffles enjoying the Autumnal sunshine. 

This is one of the Boletus group of fungi The reddish stalk suggests it is one of the poisonous ones . I think it looks like a freshly baked cottage loaf. 

This is the bed of Dockens Water it is lacking water! We really need a wet winter to fill the streams back up. 

This Fungus is known as Jelly tongue and it was glistening and shiny its real name is Pseudohydnum gelatinosum. 

The Holly bushes are covered in berries. Folk lore says that a good berry crop is an indication of a hard winter to come. The latest weather forecast is for a dry cold winter! 

John comes up the slope at fritham 

The Path through the woods at Fritham 

These are common earth balls nestling in holly leaves on the forest floor. They are mildly poisonous. 

Magic mushrooms

Magic mushrooms
Originally uploaded by Missy2004.

More fun with digital image . its Fungi time of year .

Swirl of autumn leaves

Swirl of autumn leaves
Originally uploaded by Missy2004.

A reminder that autumn is here.