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Mike Williams - Naturalist, Landscape Historian & Photographer from Bath, UK
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One of the oysterling mushrooms (several very similar species) on a twig in a wood in Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A small mushroom on a twig
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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A late Shaggy Parasol (Chlorophyllum rhacodes) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A Shaggy Parasol mushroom
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This fungus was found on a large oak log in a wood.
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Hairy Curtain Crust fungus fruiting bodies on a mossy log
December 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Jackdaw at #Bath #Somerset #UK. A highly intelligent bird capable of tool-use & exploiting new feeding opportunities, and is a highly social species with complex social interactions & hierarchies
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A Jackdaw, a small member of the crow family, perched on a fence post A Jackdaw, a small member of the crow family, perched on a fence post
December 7, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Peppery Roundhead (Stropharia pseudocyanea) at Ubley Warren, Somerset. One of several very similar species, but this one has a distinct smell of peppercorn.
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A blue mushroom in grassland
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Common Earthball (Scleroderma citrinum) at Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK. This is an old fruiting body, producing spores. Photo taken after rain, with rainwater mixed with the spores.
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An old fruiting body of Common Earthball, a spherical mushroom open at the top, resembling a cauldron. Inside are dark grey spores, mixed with water
December 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Jelly Baby (Leotia lubrica) - a woodland species with a texture similar to jelly sweets (but probably shouldn't be eaten). At Newton St Loe, near #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Jelly Baby mushrooms - with caps resembling yellow jelly sweets
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Lemon Disco (Calycina citrina) at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. These tiny fungal fruiting bodies are found on dead wood of oaks and other broadleaved trees and helpt o break down the wood.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Butter Cap (Rhodocollybia butyracea) at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. The name refers to the greasy texture of the cap. A common woodland species.
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A Butter Cap mushroom growing by a rock amongst dead leaves
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Blusher (Amanita rubescens), at Claverton Down, #Bath #Somerset #UK. A very variable mushroom, this one has a reddish background; often they are silvery. Mycorrhizal, associated with various trees.
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A blusher mushroom
December 1, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus) at Carr's Wood #Bath #Somerset #UK growing at the base of a Beech. The fungus is parasitic on the host & continues to feed on the dead wood once the tree is dead
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Giant Polypore fungus fruiting bodies - large bracket fungus
November 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Coral Spot (Nectria cinnabarina) at #Bath #Somerset #UK. This fungus infects branches of deciduous trees, especially Beech, and tends to infect trees that are already under stress due to other factors.
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Alt text Coral Spot - numerous small orange fungal fruiting bodies on a tree branch
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton #Bath #Somerset #UK, a species is associated with nutrient-poor grasslands. The green colour on the cap & stem fades after a few days
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Parrot Waxcap mushroom - a yellow mushroom with some green on the cap and a green stem Parrot Waxcap mushroom - a yellow mushroom (the green having faded)
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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A rather bedraggled-looking Carrion Crow in the rain at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK. Its partner was nearby. They usually mate for life & are one of the most intelligent of all birds
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A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain A Carrion Crow perched in a tree in the rain
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Field Blewit (Collybia personata) at Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK. It tends to appear when the weather turns colder - this one came up after a light frost
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A Field Blewit mushroom in grassland
November 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Stonebarrow - a bowl barrow at Ubley Warren, Somerset, one of the largest of the Mendip barrows. Upon it meet 4 stone walls, 3 of which are former parish boundaries & has been a boundary feature since at least the 13th Century, when it is named in two charters as 'Steinberga' & 'Stangbarrow'
A round barrow - a large mound in grassland with several walls running up the mound
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Heath Waxcap (Gliophorus laetus) at Ubley Warren, #Somerset. This species is usually associated with acidic grasslands, absent from the #Bath area, but more abundant a short journey to the south.
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A Heath Waxcap mushroom in mossy grassland Underside of a Heath Waxcap mushroom in mossy grassland
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Grey Wagtail at Herriots Bridge, Chew Valley Lake #Somerset. There were several of these along the shoreline. Several of them appeared to be engaging in territorial battles
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A Grey Wagtail perched on a metal railing, by a lake
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea) at Ubley Warren, #Somerset
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Two red mushrooms (Scarlet Waxcaps) in grassland
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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The unusual-looking White Saddle (Helvella crispa) mushroom. A very distinctive species with wrinkled stems and caps. I found these growing in a small wood on Bath City Farm #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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Two White Saddle mushrooms on a woodland floor A White Saddle mushroom on a woodland floor Close-up of the stem of a White Saddle mushroom
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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My Robin friend Little Mate today. The weather is starting to turn a bit colder, so his feathers are more fluffed-up than they have been for a while. In #Bath #Somerset #UK.
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A European Robin perched on a bramble stem A European Robin perched on a bramble stem
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Oily Waxcap (Hygrocybe quieta) at Ubley Warren, Somerset. Usually associated with acidic grasslands and potentially has a symbiotic relationship with mosses.
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Oily Waxcap mushroom - orange stem and yellow cap. In grassland.
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK. Fairly common around Bath & can tolerate higher levels of nutrients than most other waxcaps
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Snowy Waxcap mushroom Snowy Waxcap mushroom
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) at Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK. A very common mushroom and found in most woods around Bath
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November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Parasol (Macrolepiota procera) - a very large mushroom, the cap had a diameter of about 22cm! I spotted it from quite some distance. In Bushey Norwood, Claverton, #Bath #Somerset #UK
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A large Parasol mushroom in a field
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM