A stroll through the Copse
A preliminary view of what was found on the day...
Fungus Foray in Firestone Copse
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Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus), also known as Lawyer's Wig, found growing on the edge of the car park
Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) Firestone Copse
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Plums and Custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans) Found around conifer stumps, with a smell like rotten wood
Plums & Custard (Tricholomopsis ruticans) Upper Firestone Copse © KM
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) This beautiful but poisonous fungus was found growing under birch trees
Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) Firestone Copse
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Dr Colin Pope with a fine specimen of Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria)
Dr Colin Pope with Fly Agaric at Firestone Copse Fungus Foray
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Large clusters of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) were found growing on the trunk of a fallen beech tree
Porcelain Fungus
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A close-up of Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida)
Porcelain Fungus
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Asterophora parasitica growing on Russula nigricans. A case of one fungus living on another!
Asterophora parasitica growing on Russula nigricans
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Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina) is a beautifully marked but highly poisonous fungus, found under both coniferous and deciduous trees
Panther Cap (Amanita pantherina)
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) was found growing in a dense cluster
Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare)
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