Stinkhorn fungus
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 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-…
There’s nothing like a walk on a sun-blasted heath to gain a sense of our once remote and wild countryside. This beautiful reserve, formerly under the cover of a conifer plantation, is now a…
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 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.
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…
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Come along to our Nature Tots on Tuesday mornings in Buxton!
Come along to our Nature Tots on Tuesday mornings in Buxton!
Come along to our Nature Tots on Tuesday mornings in Buxton!
Come along to our Nature Tots on Tuesday mornings in Buxton!