Wandlebury Country Park

 I recently joined other CC members at Wandlebury Country Park for a fungi hunt.  At first we weren't finding much.  Luckily Ann has a very keen eye and was able to find a number of interesting little specimens.

Little Fungi In Waresley Wood

Not long after shooting the ivy in Cambridge, I spent an afternoon in Waresley Wood in search of fungi.  There had been quite a bit of rain in the proceeding weeks, so I thought there would be lots.  I was wrong.  I found a few little black things (Dead Man's Fingers) and a several little white things (Fairy Inkcap) and nothing else.

Fungi at Gamlingay Woods

More fungi.  This time  from Gamlingay wood.  Again the fungi were abundant in both numbers and variety.  There were lots of large specimens.  Plenty of pale milk caps, and I even managed to find a pristine Fly Agaric.  But it was the tiny ones that mainly took my interest.

 

 

 

Fungi at Ashridge

Due to work commitments, I couldn't make Ann's annual fungi forage trip to Thetford last Sunday.  So instead I headed out to Ashridge the day before.  This does seem to be a good year for fungi, and I didn't have to explore to far to find several varieties.  Sadly no decent Fly Agarics.  I found a few specimens, but they had all been thoroughly munched.  There wasn't much autumn colour either.  At a guess, maybe 10% of the trees had changed.

Fungi at Brandon Country Park

A few fungi pictures taken last weekend at Brandon Country Park.

 

Whipsnade Tree Cathedral

Last Sunday I visited Whipsnade Tree Cathedral in search of Autumn colour and fungi.  I didn't find that much colour, but there was a fair few fungi.

 

 

 

Fungi Forage At Ashridge Estate

I spent last Sunday morning at the Ashridge Estate, on the edge of the Chilterns.  The weather was good and the plan had been to capture some more autumn colour.  However, I soon found several species of fungi and spent most of my time concentrating on these.