Weston Big Wood
One of the most wildlife-rich woodlands in Avon. Great for woodland birds, bluebells and wildflowers.
One of the most wildlife-rich woodlands in Avon. Great for woodland birds, bluebells and wildflowers.
The shiny, translucent porcelain fungus certainly lives up to its name in appearance. It can be seen growing on beech trees and dead wood in summer and autumn.
The candlesnuff fungus is very common. It has an erect, stick-like or forked fruiting body with a black base and white, powdery tip. It grows on dead and rotting wood.
This smelly, strange looking fungus is also referred to as octopus stinkhorn or octopus fungus. Its eye-catching red tentacles splay out like a starfish.
The diminutive common eyelash fungus can be found on wet wood and humous-rich damp soil, often by streams or in wet places. Its orange cup is fringed with tiny, black hairs, providing its common…
Explore the weird and wonderful biology of fungi and learn some identification skills too on this fascinating foray through Ray Wood.
The stinkhorn has an unmistakeable and intense stench that has been likened to rotting meat. Its appearance is also very distinctive: a phallic, white, stem-like structure, with a brown, bell-…
A great chance to find out about the wonderful world of fungi, what they are and their vital roles in nature.
A moor with three fields on the limestone ridge in Gordano Valley. Important for its breeding waders and rare plants.
Just around the corner from The Naze Centre you'll find John Weston Nature Reserve, an important site for passing birds in the spring and autumn