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.

Thursday, 15 March 2018

Astonhill Coppice and Tingewick Woods, Bucks 15th March 2018

Once again a brief foray into two local areas, the first at Astonhill*, is close to Wendover Woods and also used a lot by off-road bicycles where a multitude of tracks exist. The great thing about this place is the wonderful array of Yew trees at its entrance, hence finding the resupinate crust that goes with them. Tingewick Woods** is an ancient woodland offering excellent fungi in season. At this time of the year then only a few all year specialties can be found, as I have shown here. Still, Polyporus leptocephalus or Blackfoot Polypore was a first for me, even if a little worse for wear as only a week after thick snow had covered everywhere.