Fungus foray
Join us for a fungus foray led by Tony Leech at NWT East Wretham Heath.
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Join us for a fungus foray led by Tony Leech at NWT East Wretham Heath.
Join us for a guided walk around Pigneys Wood.
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.
A simple guide to fungi groups and classifications and the features to look out for
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 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-…
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.
Come a join us for a beginners guide to Bryophytes a group of plants that include mosses, liverworts and hornworts (distinct from the ‘higher’ plants which are flowering plants and ferns).
Join our resident photographer for a wildlife photography for beginners workshop.
Are you passionate about wildlife and nature? Do you want to help us to inspire and enable the people of Cheshire to take action for nature? We are looking for a team of volunteers to support our…