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Sign of winter
We found my very favourite fungus at Waterford Heath on 26 November – The Goblet (Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis), a beautiful, elegant speciality of late…
Angels bonnets
We found a pretty little Mycena, M. arcangeliana (Angels bonnet) at Heartwood Forest a couple of weeks ago. This fungus sometimes has a slight yellow-green look to the…
Felt saddle
The well-named Felt Saddle, Helvella macropus, found at Whippendell Wood at the end of September (photo by Alison)
Sinuous chanterelle
Chanterelles seem to be having a good year in Herts. As well as the slightly more common Horn of Plenty (Cratellerus cornucopioides), at Northaw Great Wood we found the…
Parasites at Sherrards Park Wood
We had an enjoyable meeting at Sherrards Park Wood on 17 September, where the highlight for me was seeing the 2 parasitic fungi on Russula nigricans (Blackening…
Fenugreek puffball
At our meeting at Gobions Wood on 10 September, we found the small but strong-smelling fungus Phleogena faginea (Fenugreek puffball). I have a dried specimen several years…
interesting finds from Bricket Wood meeting
We had an interesting and productive first meeting of our autumn programme at Bricket Wood at the end of August. Finds included 3 Cortinarius (webcaps) including Marsh…
Bricket Wood meeting on 27 August – change to meeting point
The new meeting point is as follows: St Stephen Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St Albans AL2 3PJ, grid ref. TL136021. The calendar entry has been updated…
Autumn programme
Our autumn programme is now in the calendar (bottom right of home page if viewing on a pc, scroll to the bottom if using a phone or tablet). To view information on a…
Rickmansworth Festival
We had a display table at the Rickmansworth Festival last week. In spite of the time of year and the recent dryness, we did have a few “real” fungi (brackets and a…