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November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The Deceiver, Laccaria laccata, growing on the verge in Blackberry Lane B74 @ecorecord.bsky.social @lukaslarge.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Deceiver, Laccaria laccata, growing on the verge in Blackberry Lane B74 @ecorecord.bsky.social @lukaslarge.bsky.social
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A real treat in Birmingham - Red Cage fungus! Thanks for the find @lukaslarge.bsky.social. My first time seeing them, and they are as outstanding and otherworldly as I'd hoped! #Fungi #Fungus #FungiFriends
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A real treat in Birmingham - Red Cage fungus! Thanks for the find @lukaslarge.bsky.social. My first time seeing them, and they are as outstanding and otherworldly as I'd hoped! #Fungi #Fungus #FungiFriends
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The stinky but photogenic Tricholoma sulphureum seen in the Sandwell Valley #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #ukwildlife
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The stinky but photogenic Tricholoma sulphureum seen in the Sandwell Valley #FungiFriends #MushroomMonday #ukwildlife
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October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Clathrus ruber - Red Cage fungus, first time finding this species in Birmingham #FungiFriends @ecorecord.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Clathrus ruber - Red Cage fungus, first time finding this species in Birmingham #FungiFriends @ecorecord.bsky.social @bbcwildlifetrust.bsky.social
Trichoderma aureoviride = Hypocrea aureoviridis found on a group foray at the Leasowes Halesowen #FungiFriends
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trichoderma aureoviride = Hypocrea aureoviridis found on a group foray at the Leasowes Halesowen #FungiFriends
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Thanks to all who joined us at the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival, and to the experts, artists and staff who led the day's walks, talks and crafts! It was brilliant to engage people with the wonderful wealth of fungi to be found in the heart of Birmingham - urban nature at its very best!
October 27, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thanks to all who joined us at the first ever Birmingham Fungi Festival, and to the experts, artists and staff who led the day's walks, talks and crafts! It was brilliant to engage people with the wonderful wealth of fungi to be found in the heart of Birmingham - urban nature at its very best!
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I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️
October 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I don’t know about you but I’ve seen lots of fungi this week, shall we have a #WildFungiHour tomorrow for #WildFlowerHour & celebrate all those wonderful diverse grasslands that ‘flower’ in the autumn too! All the wild blooms that you’ve spotted in the last week are welcome too of course! See ALT ⬇️
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There something growing in the graveyard! Orange or Golden Spindles - St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 21-10-25 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
There something growing in the graveyard! Orange or Golden Spindles - St. Leonard's Church Frankley Worcestershire UK - 21-10-25 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature
Arthur H. R. Buller was born in Moseley, Birmingham and was a lecturer in botany at @unibirmingham.bsky.social Although most of his career was in Canada he returned to England most summers and his books are illustrated with specimens from places like Sutton Park en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...
October 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Arthur H. R. Buller was born in Moseley, Birmingham and was a lecturer in botany at @unibirmingham.bsky.social Although most of his career was in Canada he returned to England most summers and his books are illustrated with specimens from places like Sutton Park en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_...
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Find a fungus group near you! 📍 A new map showing BMS-affiliated fungus groups has been added to the BMS website, making it easier to find local groups around the UK. With links to group websites and further info.➡️ Recording Network map: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/recording-ne...
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Find a fungus group near you! 📍 A new map showing BMS-affiliated fungus groups has been added to the BMS website, making it easier to find local groups around the UK. With links to group websites and further info.➡️ Recording Network map: www.britmycolsoc.org.uk/recording-ne...
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Weeping Widow fungi seen at Hagley Hall Worcestershire UK - 16-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Weeping Widow fungi seen at Hagley Hall Worcestershire UK - 16-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
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Oak Pin - Cudoniella acicularis. This was growing on Sweet Chestnut rather than Oak in the Sand well Valley #FungiFriends #ukwildlife
October 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Oak Pin - Cudoniella acicularis. This was growing on Sweet Chestnut rather than Oak in the Sand well Valley #FungiFriends #ukwildlife
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Parrot Waxcap seen at St. Kenelms Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 09-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
October 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Parrot Waxcap seen at St. Kenelms Church Clent Worcestershire UK - 09-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
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It's #FungiFriday! Not as many around as I'd hoped in Solihull and Surrey (in Alice Holt @southdownsnp.bsky.social), but it has been very dry! Some surprise coral, a handful of waxcaps, troops of false death caps, and a lone panther cap. #fungi #mushroom #mycology #nature #FungiFriends
October 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It's #FungiFriday! Not as many around as I'd hoped in Solihull and Surrey (in Alice Holt @southdownsnp.bsky.social), but it has been very dry! Some surprise coral, a handful of waxcaps, troops of false death caps, and a lone panther cap. #fungi #mushroom #mycology #nature #FungiFriends
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Leccinum versipelle, seen today #FungiFriends
October 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Leccinum versipelle, seen today #FungiFriends
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Is this two different stages of Honey fungus on old Birch stump?
Woodyard at #LadywalkNR #fungus
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Woodyard at #LadywalkNR #fungus
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October 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Is this two different stages of Honey fungus on old Birch stump?
Woodyard at #LadywalkNR #fungus
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Woodyard at #LadywalkNR #fungus
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Tawny Grisettes - Amanita fulva in the woods
October 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Tawny Grisettes - Amanita fulva in the woods
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The leaves are brown and the sky is grey, but there’s still plenty of wildlife to discover! Here are a few autumn sightings from our area, shared on iNaturalist this week:
1. Collared Earthstar (alexexploring on iNaturalist)
2. Knot Grass Moth (delrington)
3. Orange Peel Fungus (avoidasher)
1. Collared Earthstar (alexexploring on iNaturalist)
2. Knot Grass Moth (delrington)
3. Orange Peel Fungus (avoidasher)
October 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The leaves are brown and the sky is grey, but there’s still plenty of wildlife to discover! Here are a few autumn sightings from our area, shared on iNaturalist this week:
1. Collared Earthstar (alexexploring on iNaturalist)
2. Knot Grass Moth (delrington)
3. Orange Peel Fungus (avoidasher)
1. Collared Earthstar (alexexploring on iNaturalist)
2. Knot Grass Moth (delrington)
3. Orange Peel Fungus (avoidasher)
Let's see how many fungi we can add!
Here's the latest West Midlands Wildlife Recording League Leaderboard!
Places are ranked by number of species observed in each area in 2025 on iNaturalist.
To take part, simply upload photos of wildlife you see using the free iNaturalist app/website!
Places are ranked by number of species observed in each area in 2025 on iNaturalist.
To take part, simply upload photos of wildlife you see using the free iNaturalist app/website!
October 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Let's see how many fungi we can add!
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Russula sp. fungi in Uffmore Wood, North Worcestershire UK - 01-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
October 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Russula sp. fungi in Uffmore Wood, North Worcestershire UK - 01-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
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Sulphur Tufts abundant in Uffmore Wood Worcestershire UK - 01-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
October 6, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sulphur Tufts abundant in Uffmore Wood Worcestershire UK - 01-10-25 #photography #fungi #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature #mushrooms #autumn
Nice to see what our neighbours in Warwickshire are up to
Out on Grendon Common in N.Warks with VC38 fungus group today. Fungus pics not mine but shared by a friend because my new PC or camera keep deciding that I have to format the SD card :-(. Keep losing pics. Some great species seen on this ex colliery site. @britmycolsoc.org.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Nice to see what our neighbours in Warwickshire are up to