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David Stevens
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Amateur photographer based in Scotland with interest in nature, particularly fungi and wildlife. Nikon camera and an iPhone. All photographs my own unless otherwise stated.

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David Stevens @davidst999.bsky.social · Nov 22
Beautiful colouration of the caps and stems together with the gill structure of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) make these very photogenic. Just coming into season here now. Valued in Japanese cuisine known as 'enoketake'. #FridayFungi #Mushrooms #FungiFriends #Mycology #Scotland 🍄
View of a cluster of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) showing the velvety stems and the yellow gills on the underside of the caps. View of a cluster of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) showing the velvety stems and the yellow gills on the underside of the caps. View of a cluster of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) showing the velvety stems and the yellow gills on the underside of the caps. View of a cluster of Velvet Shank mushrooms (Flammulina velutipes) showing the velvety stems and the yellow gills on the underside of the caps.
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Liberty Caps (Psilocybe semilanceata) seen today. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
Liberty Cap (Psilocybe semilanceata) Loberty Cap (Psilocybe semilanceata)
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Visited the ancient cemetery in the village of Temple in Midlothian today looking for waxcaps. Some nice Pink waxcaps (Hygrocybe calyptriformis). The white ones in the last shot don't look right for Snowy but had no pink either. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
First records of a church at this site date to 1175AD with connection to the Knights Templar. Some nice Pink Waxcaps (Hygrocybe calyptriformis). First records of a church at this site date to 1175AD. Connection to the Knights Templar. So unimproved grassland certainly old enough. Some nice Pink Waxcaps (Hygrocybe calyptriformis). First records of a church at this site date to 1175AD. Connection to the Knights Templar. So unimproved grassland certainly old enough. Some nice Pink Waxcaps (Hygrocybe calyptriformis). These white ones don't look right for Snowy Waxcaps but had no pink either. They were very close to the Pinks though.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus), Jelly babies (Leotia lubrica), White Spindles (Clavaria fragilis) and Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) all appearing all appearing on my garden lawns now.
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) on my garden lawn. Jelly babies (Leotia lubrica) on my garden lawn. Well, a mossy bit of the lawn. White Spindles (Clavaria fragilis) on my lawn. Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) again on my lawn.
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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An investigation by journalists at The Ferret found that local MSP and Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, the National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) and landowners had “privately piled pressure” on NatureScot to derail the application.

www.thenational.scot/comment/2558...
November 4, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Glistening Ink caps (Coprinellus micaceus) or Mica Caps taking over the whole log in a Midlothian woodland. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
Glistening Ink caps (Coprinellus micaceus) or Mica Caps taking over the whole log in a Midlothian woodland. At all stages from newly emerged right up to disintegrating or deliquescing. Glistening Ink caps (Coprinellus micaceus) or Mica Caps taking over the whole log in a Midlothian woodland. Freshly emerged Mica Caps. More fresh Mica caps.
November 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Waxcaps in a Midlothian field yesterday. Crimson Waxcaps
(Hygrocybe punicea), Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus), and a Golden Waxcap (Hygrocybe chlorophana). #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
Crimson waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea). I think a sheep had trampled or nibbled this one but it shows the beautiful gills. More Crimson Waxcaps (Hygrocybe punicea) Parrot Waxcap (Gliophorus psittacinus) Golden waxcap (Hygrocybe chlorophana)
November 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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White Saddle fungus (Helvella crispa) seen yesterday in Midlothian. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon
White Saddle fungus (Helvella crispa) seen yesterday in Midlothian. Also known as the Fluted White Elfin Saddle or Common Helvel
November 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Caterpillar Club fungus (Cordyceps militaris) spotted today in a Midlothian field. Three fruiting bodies growing from one caterpillar. #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
Caterpillar Club fungus (Cordyceps militaris) spotted today in a Midlothian field. Three fruiting bodies growing from one caterpillar. Caterpillar Club fungus (Cordyceps militaris) spotted today in a Midlothian field. Three fruiting bodies growing from one caterpillar.
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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“Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Funeral bells (Galerina marginata) on a rotting log today in a Midlothian woodland. #FungiFriday #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon
Funeral bells (Galerina marginata) on a rotting log today in a Midlothian woodland. Funeral bells (Galerina marginata) on a rotting log today in a Midlothian woodland. Funeral bells (Galerina marginata) on a rotting log today in a Midlothian woodland. Funeral bells (Galerina marginata) on a rotting log today in a Midlothian woodland.
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Yellowleg Bonnets (Mycena epipterygia) growing on conifer debris in Selm Muir Forest today. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon
Yellowleg Bonnets (Mycena epipterygia) growing on conifer debris in Selm Muir Forest today.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian today. Incredibly mild weather today and I think it was attracted to the lights I was using to photograph fungi. #Wasps #Insects #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Macro #WestLothian #Scotland
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian today. Incredibly mild weather today and I think it was attracted to the lights I was using to photograph fungi. Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian today. Incredibly mild weather today and I think it was attracted to the lights I was using to photograph fungi.
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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This is absolutely appalling.

"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."

Absolutely pathetic.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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No visitors to the hedgehog feeding station for over a week. So it looks like they have gone into hibernation. Here's a clip of one encounter this year that turned a bit rough. I'll follow their story next year when these little guys emerge again. #Hedgehogs #GardenWildlife #Edinburgh #Scotland
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Shaggy ink caps (Coprinus comatus) on a roadside verge today. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone
Shaggy ink caps (Coprinus comatus) on a roadside verge today. Shot grabbed with an iPhone.
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Conical brittlestems (Parasola conopilea) or (Psathyrella conopilus) in a local open parkland. Thriving in a bark chipping covered flower bed. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone
Conical brittlestems (Parasola conopilea) or (Psathyrella conopilus) in a local open parkland. Thriving in a bark chipping covered flower bed. Images grabbed today with an iPhone. Conical brittlestems (Parasola conopilea) or (Psathyrella conopilus) in a local open parkland. Thriving in a bark chipping covered flower bed. Conical brittlestems (Parasola conopilea) or (Psathyrella conopilus) in a local open parkland. Thriving in a bark chipping covered flower bed.
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Happy Bonfire Night if you’re hosting a fireworks party check for Hedgehogs before lighting.💥 #BonfireNight
November 5, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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As I am one of the climate scientists he is referring to here - and I am a scientist who decided to dedicate her life to working on climate precisely because of how unjustly it disproportionately impacts the poor and vulnerable - let me clarify my rationale and thoughts below. 🧵
Bill Gates defends contentious climate shift
"I'm glad people are listening," he said, before adding that it was hard to convey "nuanced positions nowadays."
www.axios.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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A pair of Rosy Bonnets (Mycena rosea) hiding in the leaf litter in Selm Muir Forest yesterday. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
A pair of Rosy Bonnets (Mycena rosea) hiding yesterday in the leaf litter in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian.
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Some Glistening ink caps (Coprinellus micaceus) aka Mica caps on a mossy log in the SWT Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve today. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon @scotwildlife.bsky.social
Some Glistening ink caps (Coprinellus micaceus) aka Mica caps on a mossy log in the SWT Bawsinch and Duddingston Nature Reserve today.
November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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A Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda) pushed up through a tangle of brambles causing the cap to become deformed as it grew. The result is beautiful! Spotted today in SWTs' Bawsinch and Duddingston Wildlife Reserve, Edinburgh #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #iPhone @scotwildlife.bsky.social
This Wood Blewit (Lepista nuda) pushed up through a tangle of brambles causing the cap to become deformed as it grew. The result is beautiful! Spotted today in SWTs' Bawsinch and Duddingston Wildlife Reserve, Edinburgh
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I think this is an Orange webcap (Cortinarius mucosus) aka the Slimy cortinarius. Under pines today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. #Fungi #MushroomMonday #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon
Orange webcap (Cortinarius mucosus) aka the Slimy cortinarius. Under pines today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Sometimes Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina) twist themselves into quite beautiful contortions showing off their gills. These were found today near beech trees along a drainage ditch in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. #Fungi #MushroomMonday #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #Scotland
Sometimes Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina) twist themselves into quite beautiful contortions showing off their gills. These were found today near beech trees along a drainage ditch in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Sometimes Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina) twist themselves into quite beautiful contortions showing off their gills. These were found today near beech trees along a drainage ditch in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Sometimes Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina) twist themselves into quite beautiful contortions showing off their gills. These were found today near beech trees along a drainage ditch in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Sometimes Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina) twist themselves into quite beautiful contortions showing off their gills. These were found today near beech trees along a drainage ditch in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian.
November 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Elfin saddles (Helvella lacunosa) found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Spotted close to a stream in a drainage ditch running alongside an avenue of beech trees. #Fungi #MushroomMonday #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #WestLothian #Scotland
Elfin saddles (Helvella lacunosa) found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Spotted close to a stream in a drainage ditch running alongside an avenue of beech trees. This one was very large, about six inches tall. Elfin saddles (Helvella lacunosa) found today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. Spotted close to a stream in a drainage ditch running alongside an avenue of beech trees. This one was smaller than the first one and much lighter in colour. About three feet apart.
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Winter Chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis) spotted today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian. #Fungi #MushroomMonday #Mycology #Nature #Photography #Nikon #WestLothian #Scotland
Winter Chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis) spotted today in Selm Muir Forest, West Lothian.
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches - but they're making an unholy mess
A new study estimates that about half of all churches in England have bats living in them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM