Parasols by the compost heap

Parasols (Macrolepiota procera) emerging from the soil.

Meadow Coral

A big patch of Meadow Coral (Clavulinopsis corniculata) in the East Field. I notice that not all the individual branches are forked at the top although most are.

Waxcap #20 - Honey Waxcap

As ever a very photogenic Waxcap and easy to identify as well with its smell of honey. In the East Field which seems to be bagging most of the fungi action so far this year.

Waxcap #19 Scarlet Waxcap

A lovely group of Scarlet Waxcaps (Hygrocybe coccinea) in the West Field. I expect we'll see hundreds over the next few weeks.

Waxcap #18 - Parrot Waxcap

Suddenly lots of Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus) in the West Field. They will probably be in the other fields now or soon. They are definitely one of the most attractive Waxcaps with their medley of colours. These are showing pale yellow, darker orangey yellow, pink and of course their trademark green.

Waxcap #17 - Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus)

This group had a definite buff colouration - the sort you see on var ochraceopallida which is found on limestone. No smell so definitely Snowy rather than Cedarwood Waxcap which often does have some colouration.

Wrinkled Club - an occasional find here

I found a small patch of Wrinkled Club (Clavulina rugosa) in the South Field. That's the second Clavaroid this year so far - the other being White Spindles in the West Field.

Waxcap #16 - Pale Waxcap

In one of its usual spots in the South Field was a single Pale Waxcap. I am pretty convinced this is a separate species to the Meadow Waxcap. Boertmann says that because the only difference is colour it is treated as the same species but that is not the only difference in my opinion - the cap shape, and the stipe are also different. He does go on to say that he never finds intermediates so I am going with it being Cuphophyllus berkeleyi rather than C. pratensis.

Waxcap #15 - Meadow Waxcap

A bit common or garden after the the last two exciting Waxcaps recorded here but nevertheless a very handsome fungus. The Meadow Waxcap (Cuphophyllus pratensis) is distinctive - robust and with a deep apricot/orange cap and whitish decurrent gills, and is common on most waxcap sites.

Another new Waxcap - Garlic Waxcap - #14 for 2023

Having recently confirmed a major new species - the Papillate Waxcap, another rarely recorded Waxcap has turned up. This time in the West Field a small group of Garlic Waxcaps (Hygrocybe helobia) appeared . I knew right away from the squamules on the cap that it was one of just a few possible species and everything fitted for Garlic Waxcap but I wasn't getting the smell from the first couple I found. However a second fruiting produced the smell of garlic which was confirmed, unprompted, by a neighbour. Two new Waxcaps in one season - amazing.

Pinkgills coming now - lots of Sepia Pinkgills

It took me a while but I identified the group appearing in the East Field as Sepia Pinkgills. There are three largish scaly Pinkgills I have found here. The Lilac Pinkgill, the Felted Pinkgill and the Sepia Pinkgill. These are not felty enough to be Felted Pinkgills and the spores are wrong anyway. Not robust enough or the right colour for Lilac Pinkgill and everything fits for Sepia Pinkgill.

As if they owned the place.......

...which they probably think they do.