Thursday 9 November 2017

Late Autumn Mendip Fungi 6/11

A beautiful sunny morning for a trek on the Mendips. Our walk started at Tynings farm and took us through wood and forest towards the lower slopes of Dolebury Warren.  Along the way we searched the woods for fungi but alas no signs anywhere! We watched for some time a Sparrowhawk try to catch a Magpie and also saw a Kestrel, Buzzard, Ravens and flocks of Redwings fly over.
Up the steep steps to Dolbury Warren where the grasslands revealed some lovely fungi finds mainly Waxcaps. We love finding the Crimson Waxcap almost as much as spotting a Fly Agaric.  We even saw 2 butterflies today a Red Admiral and a Small Tortoiseshell trying their best to find sheltered sunny spots.
Our walk then took us back up the woods to join the path on Blackdown. Much of Blackdown has now been harvested of its bracken (the bracken used for fuel) and I wonder how this will affect cover for wildlife?
Still some superb Autumn colours out there on what was a challenging hilly walk but none the less very enjoyable with some lovely fungi discoveries along the way.

    Brittlegill

                


   Brittlegill

                
                   Along the trail

   Great Autumn colours

                




               




               
                   Just can't beat a beech tree for colour

   View across Dolebury 

               
                   Crimson Waxcap



                




               
                    This emerging Waxcap was massive



               
                    Red Admiral catching some rays

  Honey Waxcaps?

                




               




                
                   Scarlet Waxcap

   Snowy Waxcap

                




               
                   Unknown fungi

   Love the gills

                




                
                   Small Tortoiseshell, last of the season?

   Surprised to see a Violet flowering

               


   Meadow Waxcap

               




               




                

   Fallen Funnels

                




                




                
                   All leaves fallen, winter woods

   Typical 'Blair Witch' woods!

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