Tis the season to see Fungi, fa la la la la....

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

I would say your hunch is on the money though it is VERY fresh and still maturing, lets have another gander in a fortnight or so

[Nick Harrison]

Found these at frithsden beech in ashridge yesterday, can't find them in Collins or Philips tho, anyone got any ideas??

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

pholiota mutibalis, there in the books commonly, just difficult to get from photos till familiarised.

 

did you find the big beech?

[Nick Harrison]

Sure did, was a real treat, had a gentle scramble on the lower limbs, she's a truly majestic tree, got some pics which don't really do the tree justice, something you gotta see in the flesh to fully appreciate I reckon...cheers for ident on the pholiota by the way

 

 

 

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[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Sure did, was a real treat, had a gentle scramble on the lower limbs, she's a truly majestic tree, got some pics which don't really do the tree justice, something you gotta see in the flesh to fully appreciate I reckon...cheers for ident on the pholiota by the way

 

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Im glad you all got over to her, I did plan to meet you guys but got away too late. She is a very very special old girl, no meripilus showing then? was the gano fully formed yet?

[Nick Harrison]

Im glad you all got over to her, I did plan to meet you guys but got away too late. She is a very very special old girl, no meripilus showing then? was the gano fully formed yet?

 

there were a couple of groups of fruiting merips, only spotted a small gano looking at pics after coming away.

shame you didn't make it, david said you might see us there...am sure we'll be back there in the not too distant future, the whole area is a great place to lose hours simply exploring:thumbup1:

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

there were a couple of groups of fruiting merips, only spotted a small gano looking at pics after coming away.

shame you didn't make it, david said you might see us there...am sure we'll be back there in the not too distant future, the whole area is a great place to lose hours simply exploring:thumbup1:

 

Ashridge is a very special place, Ive spent hundreds maybe even a thousand hours or more round the park, but frishden beeches is the creme de la creme of it. Absolutley classic beech woodland habitat with all the species present that you might associate with ancient beech woodland, a very good place to study the eco system that is beech woodland:thumbup1:

 

Home to hericium cirrhatus:thumbup1:

[kiza]

Anyone have a idea what this is the stem is also a shade of purple my knowledge of fungi is dreadful

[Matthew Arnold]

Lepista nuda I do beleive

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Lepista nuda I do beleive

 

good lad:thumbup1: