The Fung Hunters

[Kveldssanger]

Sounds like Mr Kew was suitably impressed.

 

Great find guys !

 

Shows how well understood the importance (and maintenance) of dead/dysfunctional wood is around Windsor, as the number of oak poly records in the area alludes to

 

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It does indeed appear so. I spoke with Windsor on the phone about it as well briefly and sent them over the maps and images, and they were also pleased. As neither trees were found to have been host to oak polypore prior to these finds, it's certainly more important than if we just found a 'repeat' - makes it all the more pleasing, for me. I'll probably stop banging on about it to friends and family by the end of the week hah.

 

Windsor did offer to show me around and how they manage their trees. I'll certainly take them up on that offer. Evidently they have a lot of responsibility for many rare species, and the number of healthy veteran trees, new trees to be the next generation, and standing and fallen deadwood is fantastic. So much variation in the landscape no doubt helps with species richness.

[David Humphries]

Out with the pooch for a leg stretch hunting the fung in Suffolk today.

 

He sniffed out a few bits and pieces

 

 

including tonights supper

 

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[Kveldssanger]

rip oysters!