Free workshop: Introduction to Insect Identification
Wildlife workshop: Introduction to Insect Identification. Learn how to identify and record some of the smaller wildlife living in sand dunes
Wildlife workshop: Introduction to Insect Identification. Learn how to identify and record some of the smaller wildlife living in sand dunes
Join us for a fungus foray led by Tony Leech at NWT East Wretham Heath.
Learn how to identify trees in their summer state, starting with a classroom session and then head into Astonbury Wood to identify the trees found here...
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.
Improve your fungi identification skills in the field
Join us for a guided walk around Pigneys 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-…
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…
Learn more about fungi and how to identify these fascinating organisms.
Are you a people person who loves crafting and nature? Would you like to attend events alongside the Ulster Wildlife team, helping to run craft activities for young people and raising awareness…