Fungi Hunting in Winter Woods09/01/2018
Woodlands in Britain are quiet in winter. In the Peak District where I live we are surrounded by mixed woods. Sycamore, beech, larch and birch flank many of our valley sides. After prolonged rain when the dank trees are dripping on to soggy leaf mould it is a great time to go hunting for a few common fungi species.
Here are a few I found on a recent wander in the local woods in the Ladybower area.
Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes
Earthball Scleroderma areolatum
Pore Crust Stereum rugosum
Jelly Ear's Auricularia auricula-judea
Hairy Stereum Stereum husirtus
Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme