Tony Hardware's Fungi Finds

After retiring in 2013 and already absorbed in birdwatching around the world, I began to seek out new records and biodiversity in many new forms. In 2015, I started to look towards the world of fungi. This is my story of my key finds, but starting in August 2017. First few years were finds in Bucks and Northants. Moving to Cornwall in May 2018 changed my focus. From October 2020 I only focused on rare or uncommon species. I moved to Stroud, Gloucs. in March 2021 and the Cotswolds awaits.

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Fathinghoe Nature reserve, Northants 24th August 2017

This small BCNWT reserve near where I live produced some interesting specimens of fungi. Again arriving at the site in good time as it appeared the weather in this part of the country had woken up the fungi season early. I use a small Samsung handheld camera with a terrific close-up button, which provides a green square when in focus and I'm nearly touching the mushroom! I have seen many, many photographers wit lens being wrung and mini-tripods being erected and by the time they take the photo someone has plucked it out of the ground - "and there's another one for the basket Mary". Here are a few finds: