A free day and I was at a bit of a loose end so decided on a wander around Sweetbriar Marshes and to see if I could see the impressive fungus Perenniporia fraxinea which Jeremy Bartlett had found recently.
A Red Kite low over the Pulham roundabout on the A140 got the day off to a nice start.
Finding the fungus on the base of a large willow by the footbridge over the river was easy so I then had a walk and explore of the area. It seems like a very poor year for fungi but I did find a nice Rooting Shank by the path. Late flowering plants included Marsh Woundwort, Water Chickweed and Canadian Goldenrod. A Kingfisher was along the river and Nuthatch, Jay and Green Woodpecker were also recorded before I left.
Just a short walk away is Earlham Cemetery so I ambled there next. Hoping for some more fungi I was disappointed so headed to Ian Senior's house around the corner to look at some painting work he wants done. Before I got there I stooped to photograph some Annual Wall Rocket on the pavement and Vanna Bartlett appeared from nowhere and very kindly offered to show me a rather special spider Green Meshweb Spider, Nigma walckenaeri in the cemetery. We found it without too much problem as Vanna had them pinned down to the ivy on a specific tree! About 5 were seen of both sexes. Saying goodbye to Vanna I then made it to Ian's where he showed me some nice Common Birdsnest Fungus in his garden.
A brief stop at Tyrrels Wood when nearly home was generally disappointing for fungi (presumably because of the hot and dry summer) but I did find Firerug Inkcap on a burnt log which was new to me plus False Deathcap and an interesting lichen which turns out to be Tufted Bush Lichen.
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