And here we are again, my fungi fiends. Not many this week but we’re grateful for what we have. So, feast your eyes…
6th October 2026
🔼 Google says Artist’s Bracket. My guide book says Southern Bracket. Take your pick! 🔽 These are definitely Oyster mushrooms
6th October 2026
6th October 2026
🔼 Without a doubt a Shaggy Parasol and 🔽 Turkey Tails
6th October 2026
6th October 2026
🔼🔽⏬ And while these might look like 3 different fungi, they are the various stages of growth of the Dryad’s Saddle, aka Pheasant’s Wing
6th October 2026
6th October 2026
And that, my fungi fiends, is all for this week. Praying for rain cos at the moment the land’s too dry to encourage many fungi
I enjoyed looking at those fungi. They look awesome, but I don’t think they’re safe to eat…
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Very few are. Even if they’re not lethal, they’ll likely upset the intestines. And if not that, then they’ll taste disgusting. Or they’ll be tougher than toasted wood. Or be full of insects! So few are edible
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That’s so gross! That’s why we have to be very careful about that. We have to choose ones that are safe to eat.
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Never take a chance on them!
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Absolutely! 👍☺️
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These are so attractive! Just lovely.
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Thank you, Chris. Hoping for more now the season’s grown wetter!
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The 2nd to last one looks like a snail! 🐌
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That particular species form such weird shapes as they grow. I do swear, no two are ever the same
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🍄 What a fun bunch these guys are – love the Oyster and Turkey tails 😀🙌
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Thank you. I’m hoping on our next walk we’ll get a better crop. This last walk (posts this coming week) it was as if someone had spirited all the fungi away. But now we’ve had lots of rain… 🤞 We’re walking on Tuesday 🤞
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Yeah 🙌
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👍👍👍
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Crispina, what a lovely collection of fungi! I haven’t seen any fungi other than the ‘button’ variety—and even that, I’ve only ever seen in a department store.
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I’d been in a sulk cos they were so late in arriving this year. But they’re here now. You wait till you see next week’s offering!!!!
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Looking forward to. 🙂
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