I went out foraging with Geoff last weekend and we had a very enjoyable day. With some very unusual finds and the biggest Parasol explosion I have ever seen! Almost as far as the eye could see...
Below are some photos and short video clips from the trip.
We started out in woodlands in a location in the south of the UK. Not much was found initially but I did discover a nice Cep. Geoff also found a Coconut Milkcap - and believe me the REALLY smell of coconut!
We also found a blewit which was nice.
The latter part of our trip took us to a large acreage of open land and I could barely believe my eyes, for as far as we could see, little white blobs were visible, there must have been hundred and hundreds of Parasols. A bigger crop I have yet to see.
Lastly we also found an unusual Fungi that resembles pencil shavings, It is believed to be a Podoscypha multizonata
Here are the photos and videos for you to enjoy:
What a wonderful display! I only collected a few - in fact I only took what I wanted to eat or if plentiful, use for identification at home:
Lovely Parasols
Waxcap
A nice collection of fungi
Puffballs
Here is the unusual Podoscypha multizonata
More Lovely Parasols
Its not just about the mushrooms, wonderful fauna as well as flora (although it's aruguable that Fungi are more animal than plant life)
A Young Parasol
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