Crimson Waxcap at New Grove Meadows

One of the most impressive waxcaps for its size and colour is the Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea). Unfortunately it is not a waxcap I have found here at The Beeches. However two miles away at New Grove Meadows it is found and I saw a few on a visit yesterday. The specimen I photographed is about twice the diameter of any waxcap I have seen here. The one waxcap that is somewhat similar, though actually much smaller and red rather than crimson, is the Scarlet Waxcap (H. coccinea) but for some reason I have not seen a single example here this year. For the last few years it has been one of the commoner waxcaps.