Hamadryad- trees, ecology & FUNGI!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Had a nice day down at Burnham beeches on a Flora locale course with Dr Lonsdale, Caroline Davies, Dr Helen Read, was nothing really new forme but always good to keep up to date with the scene. Was good to see Nod today, looks a bit more relaxed these days!

 

Oudemansiella mucida was in abundance, never known this one to be so prolific, but its a good year all round it seems, the best fistulina's and most abundant Parasols ive seen though these where at Knole, where I caught up with the Cowan clan for the day last Saturday.

 

Heres a few images from these two days out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

There is certainly plenty out and about this year, A. mellea and Gallicas all over the shop, the Coprinus picaceus group I shot last year is again in fine form and bagged myself a whopping Helvella crispa (last Image)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[David Humphries]

So I guess the muscaria harvesting explains a lot..............mood swings, rambling musings, multiple personalities

 

 

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

So I guess the muscaria harvesting explains a lot..............mood swings, rambling musings, multiple personalities

 

 

 

 

 

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ambrosia, not as yet but plucking the courage:biggrin:

 

the mood swings is a typical Gemini twin persona!

 

and being slighty well.... bonkers:lol:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Whats everyones views on Fracking?

 

[sloth]

Fracking? A can of worms waiting to pop there...

[treeseer]

Sites 30 miles south of me are being explored, and legislation pushed through to enable it.

 

How badly do we need more gas? No shortage at all. It can kill trees, which might make it arb-talk.

 

or not.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Sites 30 miles south of me are being explored, and legislation pushed through to enable it.

 

How badly do we need more gas? No shortage at all. It can kill trees, which might make it arb-talk.

 

or not.

 

It affects the water, the most essential of all things, trees my dear boy, trees consume large quantities:001_rolleyes:

[APC]

So I guess the muscaria harvesting explains a lot..............mood swings, rambling musings, multiple personalities

 

 

 

 

 

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Get a reindeer to do the hardwork then drink it's wee!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Get a reindeer to do the hardwork then drink it's wee!

 

not the best way apparently, in fact thats how the peasants got theirs AFTER the chiefs had got theirs the PROPER way:biggrin: