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Some spring fungi

Sarcosphaera coronata (Violet crowncup) Morchella esculenta (Morel) After a slow start, it looks like a good year for some of the spring fungi.  Kerry found these…

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Spring programme

Our Spring programme is now in the calendar on the Home Page.  Members should have received a copy by email.

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Hertfordshire fungi observations 2022- Kerry Robinson

Winter is the time of year I reflect on the autumn foray lists and as I suspected it was a poor season for mycorrhizal fungi. It is now over forty years since I started…

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Interesting bracket on birch

A recent photo from a Beds wood.  Always worth looking at the underside of brackets.  This is the Birch mazegill, similar to the rarer Oak mazegill, but occurs on birch,…

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Cheery autumn fungus

A welcome sight at Bricket Wood a couple of weeks ago, Amanita muscaria (Fly agaric) with a beautiful frilly ring, only lacking an elf sitting on top.  Photo by Darren.

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Autumn programme

The autumn programme has just been added to the calendar on the home page

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Spring programme

Our spring programme is now in the calendar.  Members should have received a copy.

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Sandy siltball

The strange fungus Battarrea phalloides was found near Ware in early December.  Previously very rare, it is now turning up from time to time, but still a lovely find.

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Sandy RSPB reserve meeting – changed arrangements

This year, at the request of the RSPB, this meeting is for HBFG members only, and pre-booking with Alan Outen is required.

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A new Beds record

The group found Mycena rhenana on an old alder cone at Flitwick Moor last weekend, which is a new species record for Beds.  Photo from Claudi .

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