Scattered Sickeners
There are bright red fungi all over the floor of this beech wood. They are Russulas, commonly known as Brittlegills, and they …
Coal black
When did you last see a piece of coal? How many people under the age of 30 have ever seen a piece? …
A rare fungus up the hill where mushrooms are taller than trees
I’m walking the remote western coast of Westray today. There’s enough phone signal for an emergency call and precious little else here. …
Beautiful Brittlegills
There are many brightly coloured species of fungi in Yarner Woods. These are all Russulas, to use their scientific name, or Brittlegills …
A Charcoal Burner in the woods
There’s a purple mushroom on the forest floor. No, not purple, lilac. No, not lilac, it’s blue; and it’s pink in the …
Chapeau Rouge
There’s a mushroom with a bright red cap in the woods. It’s such an unearthly red and the stem and the gills …