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Fairy Rings

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My son's girlfriend asked me last night 'Why has Jim next door got a pile of stones laid out in a wee cirle on his lawn?'.... Perplexed-I...

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scottish

1 Nov, 2012
Scottish

SHAGGY INKCAP

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Stopped to photograph this drift of toadstools this afternoon. ID'd them when I got home. Shaggy Inkcap or Lawers Wig. They...

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bampy

23 Oct, 2012
Bampy

AS SEEN IN CHEMIST IN FRANCE..

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We were told many years ago that if you wanted to know whether a mushroom was safe to eat visit your local chemist and he...

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Dottydaisy2

4 Oct, 2011
Dottydaisy2

Writing on Fungi

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I mentioned in a comment on another GOYers blog that we used to collect fungi from the forests on Bowen Island, B.C. and...

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whistonlass

6 Nov, 2010
Whistonlass

All things fungal

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We went for a walk this morning in one of the local nature reserves and were rewarded by the sight of a rather late shaggy...

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sussexsarah

4 Dec, 2009
Sussexsarah

Mushroom for Indy to identify

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Indy offered to help identify some mushrooms I saw growing near my house. If they are what he thinks they are, I am in for...

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pottygardener

20 Nov, 2009
Pottygardener

A stroll through Hockley Wood.

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I apologise for putting this as a blog as it is only a series of photos. At this time of year there are many fungi to be...

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toto

10 Nov, 2009
Toto

Contemplating Mushrooms

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Welcome to October. I had a thought this morning, and I think I’ll share it with you. Given that October is named after...

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muddy_knees

5 Oct, 2009
Muddy_knees

Earth Star Fungi Geastrum triplex

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Wow. When I found this in my garden at the bottom of some conifers behind my Tree Ferns, I wondered what sort of fungi it...

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treesandthings

3 Nov, 2008
Treesandthings

replies to fungi

thankyou all for replies to fungi and dead tree,it is late at night now so cant check for the honey fungi,but i do know that...

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boxer

14 Oct, 2008
Boxer

Horrible Day

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I am sorry to say that my day has been horrible. I know that I should be positive and try to see the good things that happened,...

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spritzhenry

29 Feb, 2008
Spritzhenry