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"Just when you think fungi cannot be any more amazing there comes along a report which leaves you astounded at fungal ingenuity." writes Senior Editor Geoffrey Kibby, in the latest issue of Field Mycology, out now. britmycolsoc.org.uk/field_mycology…

Panaeolus fimicola (Fr.) Quél. Turf Mottlegill A fairly common species, however I tend to see it most often in unimproved grasslands as opposed to the very common Panaeolina foenisecii, which occurs readily on newly laid lawns and improved grassland etc.

Galerina esteveraventosii Just confirmed as new to Britain from #RyeHarbourNat Res, among moss in a scrubby open area just back from Winchelsea Beach. DNA is a 99.8% match with the holotype on Genbank. Described in 2021 from the Bealaric Islands, Spain & on Farsund Norway.

Verpa conica Thimble Morel Picked up during survey work at Hounslow Heath today. A rare find in Greater London/Middlesex. Among Crataegus monogyna and mossy ground.

Artomyces pyxidata Candelabra Coral Picked up during survey work at Hounslow Heath yesterday. A very rare species in Britain, fruiting on decorticated, well rotten, deciduous logs, currently of unknown origin. It had 1st been recorded from the same spot in 2022. New to Middlesex

Leccinum pseudoscabrum Hazel Bolete or as I like to call it, Carpini Bruiser, as it also occurs with Carpinus and it bruises slate grey. Young fruitbodies showing characteristic dimpling on the cap and bruising where nibbled.

Watching Earth, a brilliant series Chris Packham fantastic, Thankyou!!!

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Schizophyllum amplum Poplar Bells The final species I recorded from a year long survey at Hounslow Heath & Bedfont Lakes. An uncommon species found on small branches of fallen Poplar more rarely Willow.

Geopora sumneriana-Cedar Cup The recent rains seem to have awoken the local Cedar Cups, bursting open in profusion over the last 24 hrs or so. An occasional-widespread species, occuring with various Cedar species, especially Cedrus atlantica.

Panaeolus antillarum A rare species in Britain, regarded as being sub tropic/tropical. Here fruiting from a well established pile of horse manure on the East Sussex coast. Lacking the ovoid, beige cap of P. semiovatus, it is convex & bright white. Microscopically similar.

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Agaricus subrufescens Peck Syn. Agaricus rufotegulis/A. brasiliensis/A. blazei A rare species a big cluster occuring here on a large, 2 yr old, oak woodchip pile in East Sussex.

Gymnopilus dilepis-Magenta Rust Gill A beautiful, alien exotic, fruiting on the same oak woodchip as the Agaricus subrufescens. Some ferocious competition going on in there I think.

Omphalotus illudens (Schwein.) Bresinsky & Besl Jack ‘O’ Lantern At the base of an oak in local woodland in East Sussex this afternoon. A real surprise and a first for me in this country.

Agaricus litoralis Wakef. & A. Pearson Coastal Mushroom A wonderful display of this rather rare species, this morning among coastal scrubland in East Sussex. I’ve never seen so many at this site…..responding to the rain and relatively warm temps.

Favolaschia claudopus Orange Ping Pong Bat Originating from Madagascar this little fungus has travelled across Australasia, Western Europe & the UK. First confirmed in Cornwall in 2012 it has slowly moved into Devon, Dorset, Hants & now London. This is the 2nd for Middlesex.

Hygrocybe aurantiosplendens A rare species of Waxcap and just one of the highlights from a local, East Sussex, grassland survey yesterday.