With a day off I decided to head for the woods at Whitlingham for my first autumn look there for fungi.
Starting at the far eastern end by the by-pass I worked my way through the woods as far back as the picnic meadow. The undoubted highlight was Yellow Shield growing out of a rotting stump but other goodies were Shaggy Scalycap, Jelly Rot, Cucumber Cap, Smoky Bracket, Lumpy Bracket, Rooting Shank and an Eyelash Fungus sp. A few colourful slime moulds were also seen.
With time to spare I then headed to Bluebell Wood beside the Eaton Park pitch and putt course. A week after Jeremy found the rare Warty Cavalier there I was very pleasantly surprised to find a fresh specimen had since popped up (I could see his mushy specimens close by!). Also there were Yellow Stainer, Deathcap, Bolete Mould and Parasol.
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