The weather forecast for 10 October 2019 was sunny and at one day's notice my "Nature walks email list" was invited to walk the
Castle Walk looking for fungi and deer. Five of us enjoyed a fabulous day -- enriched by nature-loving company and five pairs of eyes. The oaks were a fruitful starting point with four fungi species seen.
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William decided to measure one and estimated around 500 years old.
Hundreds of Parasol Mushrooms
Macrolepiota procra were seen this day.
On hot days cattle love to shelter under trees, where lots of manure accumulates. For that reason above might be a Mottlegill Mushroom.
By contrast, this might be a Umbrella Polypore, which is parasitic on oaks and beeches according to
Field Guide to Mushrooms and other Fungi...
An old unidentified bracket fungus was feeding of the trunk.
More Parasols
A Fairy ring.
Not a Parasol above.
Views of the route and some unidentified fungi.
A female Kestel
Freshly emerged Parasols
Two Red Admiral butterflies on Ivy flowers.
Exmoor ponies.
A puffball
Above and below: a Red Deer stag photographed from the footpath with max zoom.
Three Buzzards soared overhead.
Shipley church and windmill
Many more Umbrella Polypores? and a Beefsteak Fungus -
Fistulina hepatica
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| Beefsteak Fungus - Fistulina hepatica |
A Shaggy Inkcap
Dragonfly, Southern Hawker, male
Above perhaps a nibbled Fly Agaric.
Any suggestion for an ID for this on is welcomed.
A wax cap species perhaps
Earlier nature walks include;
https://sussexrambler.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-pride-of-sussex-round-headed.html
https://sussexrambler.blogspot.com/2019/07/some-butterflies-on-wolstonbury-hill-29.html
https://sussexrambler.blogspot.com/2019/07/pulborough-brooks-nature-walk.html
The search box on the blog is very helpful to see what is about and where. Try searching Wolstonbury for example.
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