They seem to be everywhere at the moment – those frothy, white globules sticking to grasses in the countryside and on your treasured garden plants. They really do look as if someone’s spat on the grass…yuck! But was it really a cuckoo?
split
verb
to (cause to) divide into two or more parts, especially along a particular line
Other names: Enteridium lycoperdon, cauliflower slime mould
When to see: Seen most commonly April – June but can also be seen in Autumn
To see in colour is a delight for the eye but to see in black and white is a delight for the soul.
Other names: slimy beech tuft, poached egg fungus
When to see: July-October
These delicate, semi-translucent white-ivory mushrooms are typically found on beech wood: dead trunks, fallen branches or dead branches on living beech trees. They are, therefore, saprophytes, i.e., obtaining their nourishment from dead or decaying organic matter.
wood stack
log pile
logs
chunks
timber
lengths
One day I sat in the wood…
I’d mentioned recently that the dominant yellows of early Spring were now being accompanied by reds, blues and whites in the valley. Well, other than the currently flowering hawthorn, if you want to see carpets of white you may need to climb a little higher and onto the heath land.
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