Hare'sfoot Inkcap

A common enough species but I am not sure I have recorded this here before. Photogenic enough to include a couple of photos.

New Species - Beige Coral

What a great month for new Clavaroids - a third new one has fruited here. Beige Coral (Clavulinopsis umbrinella(. It has certainly been a strange fungi season, great here for Clavaroids, lots of Earthtongues in the local area but at the same time a lot of the 'normal' Waxcaps have not appeared.

Waxcap #11 - Splendid Waxcap

Not fruiting yet in the East Field where it appears usually and in numbers but the small clump in the South Field is back. I am pleased to see my favourite Waxcap appearing at last.

Waxcap #10 - Crimson Waxcap

I'm a bit behind with the Waxcaps this year so a bit out of order here's the most recent one - Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea). For some reason I get just one or two of these. They may be slow to grow or it may be that conditions suit them only at this one place.

New Species - Skinny Club

It's starting to be a superb Clavaroid year with a second new species in a week. I have only seen the Skinny Club (Clavaria incarnata) once before and now have around 20 specimens spread around in the East Field. I say spread around they are all associated with Meadow Waxcaps. I was alerted to this association recently and it certainly was borne out here,

Olive Earthtongue

Not really The Narth wildlife as I found it in a cemetery a few miles away but such an unusual fungus I am posting it as something I would like to find here. Also it is definitely a good year for Earthtongues so I am hopeful of some Earthtongue activity here. Microglossum olivaceum is not often recorded but has been seen at a few sites this year.

New species - Pointed Club

The fungi season here is not up to scratch. Whilst 15 Waxcaps is a good haul I would have expected to be in the twenties by now. However a new Clavaroid species is excellent news so a single Pointed Club (Clavaria acuta) is very welcome.