Billy Fullwood
@botanycornwall.bsky.social
22 year old botanist and mycologist. South-west UK, but mainly Cornwall & Devon. Passionate about plants and their plight. Chair of the BSBI Events & Communications committee.
2nd year student at the University of Plymouth.
#iamabotanist #iamamycologist
2nd year student at the University of Plymouth.
#iamabotanist #iamamycologist
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More pictures from a brilliant 2024 Waxcap season, all from the species rich grasslands of Mt Edgecumbe Estate, Cornwall.
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
A morning jaunt to a local nature reserve in Plymouth unveiled a gorgeous colony of Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis). A herald of autumn, this gorgeous species is largely restricted to south Britain often found growing on dry calcareous soils. A beautiful species and one of my favourites!
August 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
A morning jaunt to a local nature reserve in Plymouth unveiled a gorgeous colony of Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis). A herald of autumn, this gorgeous species is largely restricted to south Britain often found growing on dry calcareous soils. A beautiful species and one of my favourites!
Team Plymouth now on the way back from Cambridge after an absolutely brilliant time participating in Botanical University Challenge! I'm so proud of how far our team got, and I'm already looking forward to participating next year!
August 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Team Plymouth now on the way back from Cambridge after an absolutely brilliant time participating in Botanical University Challenge! I'm so proud of how far our team got, and I'm already looking forward to participating next year!
Having a fantastic time at the Botanical University Challenge Student Botanty Festival! Really fascinating panel talk at the moment talking about the crucial questions in botany and ecology! Lovely to see the BSBI Countries Manager James Harding-Morris on stage too!
August 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Having a fantastic time at the Botanical University Challenge Student Botanty Festival! Really fascinating panel talk at the moment talking about the crucial questions in botany and ecology! Lovely to see the BSBI Countries Manager James Harding-Morris on stage too!
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19 points each!The 4th tiebreaker between Reading and Plymouth in Botanical University Challenge Correct answer from Plymouth, so they are through to the final. #BUC2025
August 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
19 points each!The 4th tiebreaker between Reading and Plymouth in Botanical University Challenge Correct answer from Plymouth, so they are through to the final. #BUC2025
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Huge congratulations to the team from Plymouth @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social led by the fabulous @botanycornwall.bsky.social!
19 points each!The 4th tiebreaker between Reading and Plymouth in Botanical University Challenge Correct answer from Plymouth, so they are through to the final. #BUC2025
August 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Huge congratulations to the team from Plymouth @plymbiomarsci.bsky.social led by the fabulous @botanycornwall.bsky.social!
After a bit of a hiatus in social media I will hopefully be getting back to posting a little more regularly!
A pretty major life update is that I will be moving to London at the end of August to begin my internship at RBG Kew! I am dead excited to start, but definitely feeling a bit nervous!
A pretty major life update is that I will be moving to London at the end of August to begin my internship at RBG Kew! I am dead excited to start, but definitely feeling a bit nervous!
August 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
After a bit of a hiatus in social media I will hopefully be getting back to posting a little more regularly!
A pretty major life update is that I will be moving to London at the end of August to begin my internship at RBG Kew! I am dead excited to start, but definitely feeling a bit nervous!
A pretty major life update is that I will be moving to London at the end of August to begin my internship at RBG Kew! I am dead excited to start, but definitely feeling a bit nervous!
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Hypocreopsis lichenoides
#Hypocreopsislichenoides #Hypocreopsis #Trollhand #willowgloves #WeidenScheinflechtenpilz #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
#Hypocreopsislichenoides #Hypocreopsis #Trollhand #willowgloves #WeidenScheinflechtenpilz #mushroom #mushrooms #fungus #fungi #pilz #pilze #champignons #champignon #nature #natur #FungiFriends
December 17, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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Some of the fungi and oomycetes that infect Devil's Bit Scabious - keep a look out next year! #FungiFriends #PlantPathogens
December 18, 2024 at 1:29 PM
Some of the fungi and oomycetes that infect Devil's Bit Scabious - keep a look out next year! #FungiFriends #PlantPathogens
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There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying
December 16, 2024 at 12:56 PM
There's a lady who's sure
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying
All that glitters is gold
And she's buying
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Hairy Greenweed, Genista pilosa, NR.
West Cornwall, May 2017.
West Cornwall, May 2017.
December 9, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Hairy Greenweed, Genista pilosa, NR.
West Cornwall, May 2017.
West Cornwall, May 2017.
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Still a few #waxcap #fungi around locally at the moment. #mushrooms #mycology #fieldmycology 🍄📷 #fungifriends
December 4, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Still a few #waxcap #fungi around locally at the moment. #mushrooms #mycology #fieldmycology 🍄📷 #fungifriends
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bsky.app/profile/did:... I did one of those list things - just brilliant field botanists in GB & Ireland sharing fascinating plants from all around these islands. Let me know if you want adding!
November 29, 2024 at 7:12 PM
bsky.app/profile/did:... I did one of those list things - just brilliant field botanists in GB & Ireland sharing fascinating plants from all around these islands. Let me know if you want adding!
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OVER THE MOON! 😍
Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum), a nationally v rare beastie, was presumed extinct on Britain’s 3rd largest raised bog…
That is, until today, where I stumbled upon this teeny area where it’s clinging on for dear life! Isn’t it a beaut? 😍🌱
Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum), a nationally v rare beastie, was presumed extinct on Britain’s 3rd largest raised bog…
That is, until today, where I stumbled upon this teeny area where it’s clinging on for dear life! Isn’t it a beaut? 😍🌱
November 27, 2024 at 5:26 PM
OVER THE MOON! 😍
Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum), a nationally v rare beastie, was presumed extinct on Britain’s 3rd largest raised bog…
That is, until today, where I stumbled upon this teeny area where it’s clinging on for dear life! Isn’t it a beaut? 😍🌱
Golden bog-moss (Sphagnum pulchrum), a nationally v rare beastie, was presumed extinct on Britain’s 3rd largest raised bog…
That is, until today, where I stumbled upon this teeny area where it’s clinging on for dear life! Isn’t it a beaut? 😍🌱
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Nothing quite beats the moment your long and wordy text document is laid out and the pdf actually looks like a book! Urban Plants 1st page proofs have arrived and I couldn’t be more excited #UrbanPlants #NatureWriting #botany @chiffchat.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
November 27, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Nothing quite beats the moment your long and wordy text document is laid out and the pdf actually looks like a book! Urban Plants 1st page proofs have arrived and I couldn’t be more excited #UrbanPlants #NatureWriting #botany @chiffchat.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...
Here are two of my favourite Waxcap species seen this year- the dainty Goblet Waxcap (Hygrocybe lepida), and Slimy Waxcap (Gliophorus irrigatus).
Both of these beautiful species were seen in species rich, coastal grassland in Cornwall.
Both of these beautiful species were seen in species rich, coastal grassland in Cornwall.
November 27, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Here are two of my favourite Waxcap species seen this year- the dainty Goblet Waxcap (Hygrocybe lepida), and Slimy Waxcap (Gliophorus irrigatus).
Both of these beautiful species were seen in species rich, coastal grassland in Cornwall.
Both of these beautiful species were seen in species rich, coastal grassland in Cornwall.
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I'm sharing my #research highlights as I'm new on this platform: firstly my #PhD review paper "The benefits of #mountain #woodland restoration" published in @restorationecology.bsky.social. Celebrating montane biodiversity & nature-based solutions! Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
I'm sharing my #research highlights as I'm new on this platform: firstly my #PhD review paper "The benefits of #mountain #woodland restoration" published in @restorationecology.bsky.social. Celebrating montane biodiversity & nature-based solutions! Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Some more local Edinburgh Mistletoe. Very close to where I've lived for 44 years and only found out about it a few years ago! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Some more local Edinburgh Mistletoe. Very close to where I've lived for 44 years and only found out about it a few years ago! @bsbibotany.bsky.social
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This is the #PlumsandCustard
#Fungus #Tricholomopsis rutilans. It's found in a local churchyard (Cusop) and was illustrated for an interpretation board extolling the diversity of plants and fungi growing there. Never underestimate a graveyard,they can be miniature nature reserves. #sciart #🐡
#Fungus #Tricholomopsis rutilans. It's found in a local churchyard (Cusop) and was illustrated for an interpretation board extolling the diversity of plants and fungi growing there. Never underestimate a graveyard,they can be miniature nature reserves. #sciart #🐡
November 26, 2024 at 5:32 PM
This is the #PlumsandCustard
#Fungus #Tricholomopsis rutilans. It's found in a local churchyard (Cusop) and was illustrated for an interpretation board extolling the diversity of plants and fungi growing there. Never underestimate a graveyard,they can be miniature nature reserves. #sciart #🐡
#Fungus #Tricholomopsis rutilans. It's found in a local churchyard (Cusop) and was illustrated for an interpretation board extolling the diversity of plants and fungi growing there. Never underestimate a graveyard,they can be miniature nature reserves. #sciart #🐡
Aside from seeing so many beautiful Waxcap species this year, I have spent so much time in the field learning from talented ecologists, mycologists, and hyper-focused amateurs. I cherish the moments spent sharing the joy of finding a Parrot Waxcap, or the exhilaration in fleeing over-friendly sheep!
November 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Aside from seeing so many beautiful Waxcap species this year, I have spent so much time in the field learning from talented ecologists, mycologists, and hyper-focused amateurs. I cherish the moments spent sharing the joy of finding a Parrot Waxcap, or the exhilaration in fleeing over-friendly sheep!
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Let’s keep the #mistletoe tradition alive! (but no, “wokery” is not to blame for it declining…)
www.youtube.com/live/O8it38z...
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November 26, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Let’s keep the #mistletoe tradition alive! (but no, “wokery” is not to blame for it declining…)
www.youtube.com/live/O8it38z...
(2:52:30)
www.youtube.com/live/O8it38z...
(2:52:30)
When hunting for Waxcaps around Plymouth University campus, I chanced upon a tiny mushroom fruiting in abundance.
After a bit of searching it turned out to be a species of Fanvault (Hodophilus sp., fantastic common name). Microscopy was needed to reveal the species- H. variabilipes, a rare find!
After a bit of searching it turned out to be a species of Fanvault (Hodophilus sp., fantastic common name). Microscopy was needed to reveal the species- H. variabilipes, a rare find!
November 26, 2024 at 5:57 PM
When hunting for Waxcaps around Plymouth University campus, I chanced upon a tiny mushroom fruiting in abundance.
After a bit of searching it turned out to be a species of Fanvault (Hodophilus sp., fantastic common name). Microscopy was needed to reveal the species- H. variabilipes, a rare find!
After a bit of searching it turned out to be a species of Fanvault (Hodophilus sp., fantastic common name). Microscopy was needed to reveal the species- H. variabilipes, a rare find!
More pictures from a brilliant 2024 Waxcap season, all from the species rich grasslands of Mt Edgecumbe Estate, Cornwall.
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
November 26, 2024 at 2:46 PM
More pictures from a brilliant 2024 Waxcap season, all from the species rich grasslands of Mt Edgecumbe Estate, Cornwall.
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
First is Yellow-foot Waxcap (Cuphophyllus flavipes, so named because of the yellowish base), Blushing Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ovina), and Citrine Waxcap (Hygrocybe citrinovirens).
The cold snap last week has brought the Waxcap season to an end in Cornwall- here are a few of my favourite pictures from this season!
First we have a gorgeous Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus), a delicate Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea), and a robust Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea)!
First we have a gorgeous Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus), a delicate Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea), and a robust Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea)!
November 26, 2024 at 11:52 AM
The cold snap last week has brought the Waxcap season to an end in Cornwall- here are a few of my favourite pictures from this season!
First we have a gorgeous Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus), a delicate Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea), and a robust Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea)!
First we have a gorgeous Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus), a delicate Scarlet Waxcap (Hygrocybe coccinea), and a robust Crimson Waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea)!
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In celebration of being added to the Botany starter pack, here's a picture of Henbane, Hyoscyamus niger, on our allotment in early September.
I collected seed from plants on the outskirts of Norwich 12 years ago and have kept the plants going ever since. Ours are annuals.
#Plants #Flowers
I collected seed from plants on the outskirts of Norwich 12 years ago and have kept the plants going ever since. Ours are annuals.
#Plants #Flowers
November 26, 2024 at 9:26 AM
November 25, 2024 at 12:23 AM