WILDFLOWERS YOU HAVE SEEN WHILE OUT WALKING

Mica and Magpie Inkcaps

 

Coral Tooth and Magpie Inkcaps, seen a few of these around.

 

No photos but between roads going into a supermarket last year they cut all the hedging plants down. Then in the spring a fabulous array of wildflowers. Talked to one of the cashiers and then she told me later that thank you she saw them.
Why I am saying this now.... came to the same place this morning and already marigolds and vibers bugloss are in flower but many many seedlings of the poppies from last year. It is hoped that these do well.

 

A nice selection of fungi from this morning's walk

 

Groundsel going to seed, shepherd's purse and fat hen.

 

Ameythyst Deceiver.


Deathcap.


False Deathcap.


Fly Agaric.

 

I'm always very envious of the immaculate Fly Agarics that are posted here. It's almost impossible to get one looking so perfect here. They're always nibbled!

 

Hi @fairygirl , it's normally the same here in the South East but this year there has been an abundance of Fly Agaric, in most years we'd be lucky to see one or two when out for a walk, this year we've counted up to 30 in one spot.

 

That's interesting @Scroggin . They're quite common here, but they get decimated very quickly. There's lots of fungi around, but it all gets damaged quickly. I've not seen any shaggy inkcaps yet, but I've maybe just not been walking where they're most common. Have to be quick to see those though!

 

@fairygirl , we are finding Fly Agaric where we haven't noticed it before, probably because there's so much of it is the reason we're finding intact specimens, there is still a lot that are nibbled plus on the popular walking routes a lot have been smashed!

 

Is that human intervention re the 'smashing' @Scroggin ? I hope not, but humans are vile nowadays, so anything's possible.
I've rarely seen a complete one, other than in the Cairngorms.

I see loads of fungi when I'm out, or in my own garden, but I don't know what they are. I don't have any great desire to learn the different types - I just enjoy seeing them. It's a shame that so many people are frightened of them - always assuming the worst, ie honey fungus. The problem of some being poisonous is another reason for fear [understandably] but it's not a problem if you don't eat them!

 

@fairygirl , unfortunately it's definitely human intervention, especially near popular paths. We very rarely see any damage on the routes " off the beaten path ", other than being nibbled by wildlife . Like you we just enjoy seeing the different types, but I must admit we do have a couple of fungi books to help with identification. We know enough to identify the more obvious ' edibles ' such as field mushrooms and ceps and know the difference between them and their poisonous/ inedible relatives. We passed a load of field mushrooms today, but unfortunately they were in a private paddock so not available.

 

These people who smash them clearly don't realise they are just seeing the fruiting body of a massive underground organism.

 

That's very sad @Scroggin, re the damage. People are just manky. Glad you have some still in one piece though.
I don't think it has anything to do with them not realising @Escarpment , they're just thoughtless, destructive ars*holes, and that's being polite.
Ironically, after saying yesterday I'd not seen any shaggy inkcaps, what did I spot when I'd gone to collect a package! Not even in a spot where I'd expect, as it's a tiny verge on the approach to some newish flats that provides a cut through to my route home. Every cloud though

 

That was kind of my point @fairygirl; they want to destroy the mushrooms and think they are doing so by smashing them. They might be disappointed to realise it's just the equivalent of picking an apple from a tree!