Fungus Foray at Hawksmoor Nature Reserve.

Here are some photos from our walk this morning. Top four by Wendy Birks then all the rest courtesy of Jenni Murdoch.

 Redspored Dapperling, but it is not a common species and not quite the right habitat!

Oak Mazegill,.

Preparing wild fungi for cooking.

Sauteing Bay Bolete and Chicken in the Woods.

Fly Agaric.

Birch Bracket.

Honey Fungus.

Turkey Tail.

Sulphur Tufts.

Wildlife near Hazelhurst Junction.

Seen this morning on Caldon Canal to Hazelhurst Junction and back to Endon on the disused railway line. Notably I spotted Grey Wagtail and Kingfisher, both near the junction itself. other birds seen and hear were Long-tailed Tits, Kestrel, Bullfinch, Wrens, Corvids andGoldfinch. On the way back I managed to get photos of: a Common Toad; probably a male judging by its muscular front legs, A Common Darter basking on an iron rail, and Sulphur Tuftfungi growing on a rotting stump.