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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Cragg Vale 28-01-13

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Following all the excitement with the Pithya vulgaris , I decided to explore Cragg Vale, which is close to home and a really lovely place t...

Fir Disco (Pithya vulgaris) Ogden Water

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The fantastic discovery of the Fir Disco ( Pithya vulgaris ),   all started when my good friend Bruce Hoyle first posted a photograph on the...
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Monday, April 15, 2013

Bracket to I.D.

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Hi all Can this be identified with certainty without a specimen? Found at Cromwell Bottom this Saturday.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Bog Beacon (Mitrula paludosa)

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I was very thrilled to see the Mitula paludosa  on the 10/04/13, after Michael Sykes had informed me that they should now be starting to ap...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Iodophanus carneus. 11-04-13

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Iodophanus carneus. This little fungus has been puzzling me for a while now, until I finally identified it today using a book that I ha...
Monday, April 1, 2013

Park Wood, Elland - 17-01-13

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A trip to Park Wood, Elland to see the  Albino Jelly Ear on a frosty, cold day was well worth the effort. Albino Jelly Ear ( Auricula...
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Saturday, March 30, 2013

Calloria neglecta, Scout Road Park - 18-03-13

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Calloria neglecta , found on dead nettle stems at Scout Road Park. It is an extremely common species to find at this time of year.  C...

Trichia decipiens, Jumble Hole Clough 08-03-13

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Trichia decipiens , a Myxomycete, commonly referred to as a Slime mould, found at Jumble Hole Clough earlier this month. Many thanks goes t...

Didymella lutea

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These tiny cups were identified by Nick Aplin as a lichenised ascomycete -  Didymella lutea . According to Nick - "In the pic ...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Violet Bramble Rust (Phragmidium violaceum) 04-03-13.

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Whilst I was looking for the Herald of Winter ( Hygrophorus hypothejus ) at Ogden Water, I came across a rust fungus on Blackberry leaves (...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Hardcastle Crags 13-01-13

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All the lovely clumps of Velvet Shanks and Honey Fungus, that had nearly covered some of the trees, had all disappeared now that winter had ...

Hardcastle Crags 11-01-13

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It was a really frosty morning, Oliver was at school and I was still suffering from cabin fever, induced from being house bound over the Chr...