Cedar waxcap 22-10-13

Posted on behalf of Michael - found near Crossley & Porter school, Halifax.

Nutclough 18-10-13

Johnny and I had a very colourful walk with Basil and Betty up through the wood then onto some grassland at the top where Johnny has found lots of Hygrocybe species in the past and luckily enough there was a brilliant dazzling display of fungi that certainly cheered up the gloomy day. 

Fairy Inkcap (Coprinus disseminatus).

Beech Milkcap (Lactarius blennius).

Wrinkled Club (Clavaria rugosa).

Girdled Webcap (Cortinarius trivialis) above and two below.

False Chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca).

Earthy Powercap (Cystoderma amianthinum).

Parrot Waxcap (Hygrocybe psittacina) above and Johnny's photo below. 

Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) - above and Johnny's photo below.

Meadow Waxcap (Hygrocybe pratensis).

Scarlet Caterpillarclub  (Cordyceps militaris).

White Spindles (Clavaria fragilis).

Lilac Pinkgill (Entoloma porphyrophaeum) - above and below.

Golden Waxcap (Hygrocybe chlorophana).

Snowy Waxcap (Hygrocybe virginea) - Johnny's photograph.

I do have more photographs to upload and I will do so asap!

North Dean 17-10-13

Peachysteve, Rik and I had a quick look around in the wood and we were lucky enough to find M. fistulosa sprouting up through the debris. They are said to be occasional but as with most fungi I think, it is due to their relatively small size and also they look a bit like twigs and probably overlooked.

A young Butter Cap (Rhodocollybia butyracea) - cap above and gills below.

Frosty Webcap (Cortinarius hemitrichus) - above and two below.

Mature specimens.

Pipe Club (Macrotyphula fistulosa).

Spores 9-15 x 6.5-8

Ogen Water 16-10-13

After our trip to Kebroyd earlier in the day Johnny, Steve and myself met up with Calderdale's Environmental  team in the pouring rain after their meeting for a very wet and soggy foray. We didn't go far as the weather conditions went from bad to worse and we all hastily retreated back to the meeting room for a hot drink. The good news is that the P. vulgaris has returned and am looking forward to seeing it again once it has reached maturity and we also found another P. flammans.

Fir Disco (Pithya vulgaris).

Flaming Scalycap (Pholiota flammans).

Kebroyd 16-10-13

Steve B, Johnny and myself went to see the Hornbeam at Kebroyd, then we had a short walk up through the wood before going up to Ogden after lunch. 

White Domecap (Lyophyllum connatum).

Beech Jellydisc (Neobulgaria pura) -above and below.

Burnt Knight (Tricholoma ustale) above and below.

Hardcastle Crags 15-10-13

It was a shame that Oliver wasn't with me when I went for my walk as I did find quite a few species and some such as the Lacrymaria that I hadn't seen before. Apologies for some really rotten photographs, I thought they looked okay on playback but when I got home they happened to be dreadful and really grainy so I shall have to retrace my steps and take some better ones!

Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius).

Club Foot (Ampullolitocybe clavipes).

Black Bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans).

Common Rustgill (Gymnopilus penetrans). 

Spotted Toughshank (Rhodocollybia maculata) - in an almost perfect ring, above and below.

Bay Bolete (Boletus badius)

Trooping Funnel (Clitocybe geotropa).

Jellybaby (Leotia lubrica).

Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa).

Variable Webcap (Cortinarius anomalus).

Weeping Widow (Lacrymaria lacrymabunda) - above and weeping gills below.

Orange Peel Fungus (Auricularia mesenterica) - above and below. 

Purple Jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides) - above and below with a yellow friend.

Jelly Rot (Phlebia tremellosa) - upper surface above and the intricately pocketed surface below.

Tiny sausage shaped spores 3.5-4 x 1.

Wooly Fibrecap (Inocybe lanuginosa var. lanuginosa) above and spores below.

Spores 8-10 x 5-6.