If you go down to the woods today.........

[Fungus]

1. Polyporus

2.Oak pollards had Fistulina

 

1. Polyporus varius ?

2. Body language of bark and cambium necrosis typical of Fistulina on (the trunk base of) oak .

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

2. Body language of bark and cambium necrosis typical of Fistulina on (the trunk base of) oak .

 

[David Humphries]

After a very informative but uncomfortable day at Santon Downham for the Forest Research health day, I stretched me legs & had a wonder around through some of the local forest.

 

By far the nicest find was this Russula, possibly R. sardonia

 

 

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[RobArb]

natures finest plantpot:lol:

[David Humphries]

The Entish Cedars of Hardwick Heath in Bury St Edmunds

 

A magical & enchanting treescape.

 

 

Second shot with my lads, is the solitary one on the lhs in the first shot.

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Im liking the image editing David!

[David Humphries]

Im liking the image editing David!

 

So are the kids !

 

I think there may be a cartoon story board in there somewhere

 

 

 

Few bits of Phaeolus on these Cedars, but they look well looked after, whoever manages them

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So are the kids !

 

I think there may be a cartoon story board in there somewhere

 

 

 

Few bits of Phaeolus on these Cedars, but they look well looked after, whoever manages them

 

 

 

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Undoubtedly due to a monoculture pine/larch plantation close by?

[David Humphries]

Undoubtedly due to a monoculture pine/larch plantation close by?

 

 

Not really Tony, this park is almost in the middle of the town of Bury St Edmunds, Thetford forest is a fair few miles away.

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

if its within 5-10 miles thats enough inoculum potential for this epidemic fungi.