Steve Joul giving an introduction to the world of fungi
Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa)
One of the things that makes life so interesting is that there is always more to learn and there are always more fascinating things to discover about the world we live in. This afternoon, Steve Joul led a group of explorers on a journey of discovery around Adel Woods, and all of the photographs you will find on this post were, believe it or not, taken in Adel Woods this afternoon.
Steve began our Fungal Foray by giving us a general introduction to the life cycle of mushrooms and toadstools. One of our number had brought with him a selection of specimens collected in Wetherby this morning, and Steve handed these round for examination, while pointing out some of the features which help us to identify the differing species.
We then set off on a walk around the woods – starting off in Alwoodley Plantation, and then heading down to the cricket pitches. We found many interesting species, some of which you can see in the following photographs which were all taken by our member Cathy.
Beefsteak Fungus (Fistula hepatica)
Lumpy Bracket (Trametes gibbosa)
The iconic Fly Agaric (Amanita mascara) found in the grass verge of the track down to the cricket pavilion.
Believed to be the Stump Puffball (Lycoperdon pyriforma)
In all we recorded 28 species. If you would like a complete list, please see our next blog entry.
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