Donna Rainey
@donnarainey4.bsky.social
Lover of nature; fungi,native wildflower meadows, native woodlands, and all that depends on them.
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It's an interesting question! Some colourful pigments have functions like being antibiotics, so in some cases it might be an unintended effect of a useful chemical www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
Frontiers | The unresolved ecological and evolutionary role of fungal fruit body coloration
Fruit body-forming fungi are hyperdiverse and of central importance for the functioning of ecosystems worldwide. They provide habitat and resources for other...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
It's an interesting question! Some colourful pigments have functions like being antibiotics, so in some cases it might be an unintended effect of a useful chemical www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
There are actually fields here full of flowering dandelions at the minute.
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There are actually fields here full of flowering dandelions at the minute.
I'm sure you found plenty of species there Dean. It really is a gem if a place.
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I'm sure you found plenty of species there Dean. It really is a gem if a place.
Could be Orange peel fungus Sarah.
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Could be Orange peel fungus Sarah.
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Our trawl of methane data found the area near Drax has the UK's second highest levels:
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UK’s methane hotspots include landfills and last coalmine
Greenpeace urges Labour to ‘fulfil international obligations’ as critics question accuracy of official data
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November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Our trawl of methane data found the area near Drax has the UK's second highest levels:
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Thinking it might be more like Lepista sordida Judy.
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thinking it might be more like Lepista sordida Judy.
Thanks Simon,that sounds like a good match.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Thanks Simon,that sounds like a good match.
Thanks Mark,that was my first thought but thought it wouldn't be in grassland.
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thanks Mark,that was my first thought but thought it wouldn't be in grassland.