Fungi Forensics Introduction – June 2012. Brittlestems, Mottlegills and more…
It’s summer and the presence of fungi really starts to show and peaks around autumn. Identifying fungi is not a simple process, it’s fun but not simple! When looking at your mushroom, bracket or blob...
View ArticleOn the North Welsh Coast
Last week I spent some time on the beutiful Llyn Pensinsula on the north Welsh coast. It was very family orientated time but I did manage to get out and do a little exploring on this fantastic...
View ArticleFungi Forensics – July 2012. Toughshanks, Puffballs and more…
My local patches in Sheffield have been yielding some more fascinating fungi. Here’s what I found in July and was able to identify with some more help from friend and fungi expert Steve Clements....
View ArticleA Fungi and Botany Walk along the Sheffield Canal
Recently I joined my local natural history society to help record some of the plants and fungi along the Sheffield/Tinsley Canal. The canal is part of Sheffields industrial heritage, very much polluted...
View ArticleFungi Forensics – September 2012. Inkcaps, Rollrims and more…
Fungi was on the increase come September and there was more to be found on my local stomping grounds where I live in Sheffield. Here’s what there was, hope you enjoy. These delicate little mushrooms...
View ArticleFungi Forensics – October 2012 Part 1. Bird’s Nests, Poisonpies and more…
October is the bumper month for fungi and due to the amount that I found I have split October into two parts. You don’t have to go out to the wild and to special nature reserves to find some...
View ArticleFungi Forensics – October Part 2. Waxcaps, Weeping Widows and more…
For those who saw Part 1 I hope you found it interesting. Here’s part 2 of Octobers’ fungi found in my local area. Pretty much all the fungi in this post was found in my local Firth Park, Sheffield....
View Article2012 – A Year of Discovery.
With the birth of my first child early this year alot of my adventures have involved pushing a pram around my local parks! I have however learnt so much and have been inspired by so many fellow...
View ArticleTwitch for the Two-barred Crossbill!
Recently, I took a trip to Broomhead Resevoir close to where I live in Sheffield as there was a small flock of Two-barred Crossbills (Loxia leucoptera bifasciata). On the day I visited both male,...
View ArticleFly Agaric – So that’s how Reindeer fly?!
Autumn really has arrived and it’s well and truly fungi season! One of the most familar and striking of the toadstools out there at this time of year is the Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). Along with...
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