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.

Monday, 11 December 2017

Stoke Wood, Oxfordshire - 9th December 2017

Although the previous frost overnight had made it an expected tough time to find fungi at the onset of winter, I had hoped to see 'The Goblet' for the first time and try for some log rolling to see if any unusual resupinates were in evidence. I not only found a lonely frost laden Goblet, which was the only one I could find in this predominantly Beech, Ash, Hazel and even Corsican Pine forest. Managed by the Woodland Trust it was my first visit, but won't be my last as this was an excellent woodland with plenty of old wood left to rot in all the right places. Parking was easy and FOC, the only drawback was it was a Saturday morning and there were more dogs than fungi around.