Tag Archives: British Fungi

Tuesday Treats: A Mixture of Everything

Posted on October 1, 2024 by crispina kemp

The seasons are changing, the riot of summer flowers gone, the rich harvest of berries and fungi now beginning. And of course, there are dragonflies within reach of the water. Enjoy… Ivy, the great attractor of bees, though not when … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Fungi And Fliers

Posted on June 25, 2024 by crispina kemp

Photos of various birds, damselflies and fungi – well, one species of fungi –  from our walk on 5th June at Whitlingham Country Park. Enjoy We are greeted by Egyptian Geese who are far more interested in their breakfast than … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and Fungi of Spring

Posted on March 19, 2024 by crispina kemp

Some of the pretty things seen on our walk to Lound Lakes 27th February 2024. Enjoy… Such a delight to see the leaves unfurling… Snowdrops, a few still holding on. And daffodils now making a showing… Red Deadnettle… it’ll grow … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: February Fungi and Flowers #2

Posted on March 12, 2024 by crispina kemp

A few of the delights seen on our walk 23rd February 2024. Enjoy… Violets, primroses and snowdrops, harbingers of spring And let’s not forget the charming heliotrope Pussy willow… Black Poplar catkins, not quite out yet So many early flowering … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: February’s Fungi and Flowers

Posted on March 5, 2024 by crispina kemp

Photos from our walk on 17th February 2024. Enjoy… Hazel catkins and a flowering Ribes (a garden escapee, it has to be!) Blackthorn aka Quick Thorn Snowdrops, they’re everywhere… And magical Celandines. I love these! But they only show their … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Some Unexpected…

Posted on February 27, 2024 by crispina kemp

Interesting features from out walk on 17th February 2024. Enjoy… Found growing on a churchyard wall, it looks to me like Yellow Corydalis, but it’s flowering far too early! Just had to take this shot. The sun was out, the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Flowers and Fungi

Posted on February 20, 2024 by crispina kemp

Details photos from our walk on 6th February 2024. Enjoy Larch cones. Larch is a deciduous conifer… And here the lichen is really nuzzling… Another odd ‘conifer’, the yew has flowers and berries instead of cones (forgive the blurriness, it … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Dunes and Beach

Posted on February 13, 2024 by crispina kemp

Something the things seen on our walk along Kessingland shore 24th January 2024. Enjoy. Aye, even on the dunes we can’t escape fungi! And lichen… And lichenised fungi (Cladonia) Thickets of sea buckthorn here, the berries now sun-dried and sea-air … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: January’s Colours

Posted on January 30, 2024 by crispina kemp

Berries, catkins, fungi…and some birds. Enjoy We can always rely on wood jellies to swell and look juicy after weeks of rain Moss and tremates, the perfect wet winter combo… Sturdy brackets, here to stay Alder catkins, the cones just … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Treats: Being Mostly Fungi and Lichen

Posted on January 2, 2024 by crispina kemp

Yes, fungi… as found on our dunes; and other dune community stuff. Enjoy We’ll start with my favourite lichenised fungi, Cladonia sp Getting close to the dune community now… Lichens, mosses and ferns And… And… puffballs (could be earth-balls?) Love … Continue reading →

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