Tag Archives: mushrooms

Silky Rosegill

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Francis Hickenbottom

In these continuing dry conditions, there are still relatively few fungi around but it is still worth spending some time searching. A week ago, I spotted a large and conspicuous white fungus on a tree-stump at Nostell Priory. On closer … Continue reading →

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An Interesting Start to the Fungus Season

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Francis Hickenbottom

The very dry conditions created by this summer’s hot weather don’t give much promise for a strong start to the fungus season. However, two of us went out to search several local sites last week in the hope of finding … Continue reading →

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Winter fungi

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Francis Hickenbottom

We are well into the winter but there are still some interesting fungi to be found. Common candlesnuff is easy to spot on decaying treestumps and smaller pieces of dead wood. However, if you want more of a challenge, you … Continue reading →

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Fungal Finds

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

During a walk at Fitzwilliam Country Park, I came across some common puffballs (Lycoperdon perlatum). They were just pushing up through the moss and I thought they looked very striking. There were quite a few Russulas growing beneath silver birches … Continue reading →

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Wrinkled Fieldcap

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

I was walking by the River Calder, near the Hepworth Gallery, when I spotted a mass of fungi on a pile of woodchips. I did my best to identify them using books but again needed the help of the British … Continue reading →

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Spring Fungus Search

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

Spring isn’t the obvious time for searching for fungi but I gave it a try today. My first significant find was a white growth on the side of a silver birch stump in Seckar Wood. It looked like a blob … Continue reading →

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Willow Bracket

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

Next to Hemsworth Water Park there is some very marshy woodland, in which there is a particularly fine display of marsh marigolds every spring. That’s something to watch out for in the coming weeks. There are some large crack willows … Continue reading →

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Common Turkeytail

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Francis Hickenbottom

During a walk around my local patch, I spotted this Turkeytail fungus growing a the dead branch of a willow in a marshy area behind the Water Park at Hemsworth. It’s a very common species but I thought that this … Continue reading →

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Clustered Bonnet

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Francis Hickenbottom

I’m chipping away at the fungi as I try to develop some identification skills to take me beyond the easily identified common and conspicuously marked species. During a walk at Howell wood, South Kirkby today, I spotted a clump of … Continue reading →

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Newmillerdam Fungi

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Francis Hickenbottom

Please note that all names given to fungi in this post are merely suggestions! I took a walk in the woods at Newmillerdam yesterday and made further efforts to identify a few fungi. My first sighting was of an attractive … Continue reading →

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