We were very pleased 17 people attended the successful and productive Fungi Foray in Kettlethorpe Woods on the sunny Sunday morning of the 6th October, Fortunately, we had some rain a few days beforehand after a rather dry period,
We found a good variety ranging from the large, solid boletes (penny bun or cep) that hangs around for weeks to the tiny, delicate snowy inkcap that disintegrates in a day.
Below are a few examples we found from different groups:
Spores in spongy pores
- Penny bun
- Birch polypore
Spore mass inside the structure
- Common puffball
- Earthball
Spores on radial gills
Milkcaps (Lactarius)
- Ugly milkcap
- Rufus milkcap
Brittlegills (Russula)
- Ochre brittlegill
- Charcoal brittlegill under Oak
- Birch brittlegill
Amanites
- Fly agaric
- False deathcap
Bonnets (Mycena)
- Rosy bonnet
- Several other small bonnets
Inkcaps (Coprinus)
- Snowy inkcap
- Pleated inkcap
Toughshanks (Collybia)
- Russet toughshank
- Whitelaced shank
Also:
- Brown Rollrim
- False Chanterelle
- Funnel sp.
- Fibercap sp,
- Field mushroom
- Deciever
Spores on tooth gills
Toothpick fungus growing on pine cone
Others
- Earthfan
- Coral spot on silver birch twigs
