After visiting my Mum on Sunday Belinda and I needed a walk. Racecourse Plantation is nearby and a site I’ve never looked for fungi at so it seemed a good idea.
And a very good idea it turned out to be. As well as a nice varied walk in the sun I found no less than 3 new fungi species I’d never seen before. Top of the list was a very much wanted Verdigris Roundhead positively glowing in the sunshine amongst the leaf litter. Next up was a parasol growing under pines that looked a bit different. And different it was because it turned out to be a Conifer Parasol. I then found a small number of chestnut brown russulas that looked very similar to the Russula subrufens at Outney. This is a very difficult family to get to grips with so I grabbed a specimen and dropped it off on Jeremy’s doorstep on the way home. He rose to the challenge and it was confirmed as Coral Brittlegill, my 3rd fungi ‘tick’ of the day!
Other notables found included Blue Roundhead and the slime mould Physarum album.
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