Hamadryads fungus diary

[David Humphries]

Very nice cuti find Tony.

 

Can we use it in the directory?

 

Amazing cavity on the Gano Oak, looks like an entance to a secret arborial world

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Very nice cuti find Tony.

 

Can we use it in the directory?

 

Amazing cavity on the Gano Oak, looks like an entance to a secret arborial world .

 

David, you never need to ask me, or did you want a larger file?

[David Humphries]

Good to go as it is

 

 

 

Any close ups on the ignarius?

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Edited August 23, 2010 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Phelinus igniarius

 

These arent that good David but your welcome to use them. Caught these on the same tree as the cuticularis and was mid day, contrast too much glare etc. ive adjusted them as best i could for use if you was hinting that way?

 

[David Humphries]

There plenty good enough

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Agaricus silvicola- The wood mushroom

 

 

Paxillus involutus- The brown roll rim

 

 

Xerocomus chrysenteron- Red cracked bolete (mycorrhizea)

 

 

Pholiota flammans- The flaming pholiota (rare conifer saprobe)

 

 

Lycoperdon perlatum- (type of common puffball)

 

Edited August 23, 2010 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[David Humphries]

Was the flammans on dead conifer?

 

Nice find btw

 

Not come across that myself before

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Was the flammans on dead conifer?

 

Nice find btw

 

Not come across that myself before

 

 

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Yes david, it is the second find in WW now, all good stuff for my case too.

 

if your on its trail, look out for well rotten trunks, i think it likes spruces, so any old spruce woods with fallen debris will be a good spot. This trunk has been down for a long time, the pholiotas where coming out in several places, if the weather holds out we may get them on the foray!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Oudemansiella mucida (beech endophyte)

 

 

Polyporus tuberaster (thumbnail size on twig)

 

 

Daedaleopsis confrogosa

 

 

Trametes gibbosa- the lumpy bracket (loves fagus stumps)

 

 

Stereum hirsutum, and top right black remains of its parasitic fungal partner Tremella foliacea

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

(feel free to skip to the bottom for the good stuff!)

 

I was having a really good day today, then after arriving at Whppendell woods i heard a trials bike tearing round the wood at very high speeds. I tried to ignore it as best I could, and couldnt ring the police as my phone was in the car. After a while it all just boiled up and I ran to where the noise was coming from and hung around what looked like the run, a deep dell providing a good launch site. it wasnt too long before it showed up, and as I saw on lad jump of i ran up as fast as i could, one of them got on and sped off. i was shaking with rage by then, i was not overly rude but i made it clear what my position was on the matter, explaining that this was a SSSI and in no uncertain terms was this going to carry on any longer and told hime to get out, get out NOW! i followed him to the car park, relaising by this point he was tooled up. wasnt an issue, as mine was close to hand. i managed to collar a copper who was pulled over and we have had a great little chat, and it appears that both reg numbers are now logged, and they WILL be checking the site on a regular basis as of now. I did tell the copper if it wasnt stopped it was "going to get messy down there"

 

i dont doubt that as this is esculating that one day soon i will find my car smashed to bits in the car park, another reason the foray parking will be in the park, for your sakes not mine! I love this wood see, and as worrying as this scenario is getting, i aint going to stop till it stops, and shall be leaflet handing out to start a campaign to raise some money and awareness for the wood. Its amazing how many people I talk to in there that have no idea of its SSSI status, or of its ecology, but Im getting the message through, and the public seem very receptive and interested.

 

its going to take some time and effort but im going to have this wood better protected, looked after and provide information to those who enjoy this wood, I owe this wood that much, it has after all, taught me well and given me so many "inclusive moments"

 

Anyway, rant over, some fungi finds for today, after all, thats what you came here for!

 

Aminita rubescens (the blusher) newly forming and will go back for a full shot later

 

 

here you can see them in a large fairy ring, an awsome sight indeed to be had later, at the back you can see the penny bun (image below!)

 

 

Boletus edulis (the penny bun, Cep or porcini)

 

 

Clavatia gigantea (giant puffball)