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Category: Fungi

Lords, Ladies and Leeks

Posted onMay 14, 2013May 14, 2013Leave a comment

     Few Flowered Leek Despite looking like the picture of innocence this member of the onion family is the latest invasive species to arrive within the Stenner Wood site of biological interest. Further north its proved capable of spreading extremely quickly and outcompeting our Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsApple Blossom, Few flowered Leek, Green Alkanet, Kenworthy Wood, Lords & Ladies, Stenner Wood

Elfcups and Flying Lollipops

Posted onFebruary 1, 2013February 1, 2013Leave a comment

  A few highlights from the past week. Fortunately we missed the worst of the snow whilst Bolton and Wigan were hit by blizzards we received a couple of inches of slush. By mid-day on Saturday most of it was gone. There now appears to Read More …

CategoriesBirds, FungiTagsBullfinch, Long tailed Tit, Pennington Flash, Scarlet Elf Cup, Stenner Woods, Willow Tit

Wagtails, Finches & Fungi

Posted onJanuary 16, 2013January 16, 2013Leave a comment

A few more birds and fungi from a couple of hours wandering around the banks of the River Mersey and the local woodland. Grey Wagtail. One of the more familiar birds of the Mersey as it meanders from Stockport through south Manchester. Surprisingly cautious and Read More …

CategoriesBirds, FungiTagsBlushing Bracket, Grey Wagtail, Many-Zoned Polypore, Siskin, Turkeytail

A Wet & Muddy Christmas

Posted onDecember 26, 2012December 26, 2012Leave a comment

Well I suppose at this time of year we ought to be grateful so thank God it’s not been cold because if it was we could be under 8ft of snow. It’s rained every day now for the past 3 weeks whilst the binoculars are Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsFletcher Moss, Jelly Ear, Scarlet Elf Cup, Stenner Wood

The Great Morel

Posted onApril 26, 2012April 26, 2012Leave a comment

  Common Morel – South Manchester The bizarre honeycomb like cap makes this one of the easier mushrooms to identify. Quite a rare Mushroom the Morel prefers a sandy, lime rich soils complete with high humidity. After spending many years wandering around ancient woodlands, meadows, Read More …

CategoriesFungiTagsCommon Morel, South Manchester, St George's Mushroom

Formby and Ainsdale

Posted onApril 20, 2012April 20, 2012Leave a comment

  Red Squirrel – Formby Highlights from a trip to the seaside. It was actually our first visit to Formby since the devastating outbreak of Squirrelpox in 2008. Great to see the Red Squirrels are still around and have remained relatively easy to find. Since Read More …

CategoriesBirds, Fungi, Landscapes, MammalsTagsAinsdale, Formby, Red Squirrel, Sand dunes, Sanderling, Web cap

Awakening

Posted onMarch 19, 2012March 19, 2012Leave a comment

For once the sun came out and we were fortunate enough to be able to get out for a couple of hours on Sunday. After the long cold, dark days of winter the local wildlife is quickly responding to the arrival of Spring. First stop Read More …

CategoriesAmphibians, Birds, FungiTagsBranching Oyster, Chorlton Ees, Common Toad, Heronry, Kenworthy Wood

1st day of Spring

Posted onFebruary 19, 2012February 19, 2012Leave a comment

Whilst officially Spring doesn’t begin until mid March over the past couple of weeks its finally started to slowly arrive. In fact after spending a day walking around in the sunshine close to Morecambe Bay we’ve decided that this year Spring arrived on the 19th Read More …

CategoriesFlora, FungiTagsGait Barrows, Hazel catkins, Hazel flower, Jelly Ear, Kenworthy Wood, Scarlet Elf Cup, Snowdrops

Early Autumn Fungi – Part 3

Posted onNovember 19, 2011November 19, 2011Leave a comment

The last few from September’s visit to Dorset. Places visited included Arne, Kilwood Nature reserve (DWT), Morden Bog and Middlebere Farm (NT). For a great link to help with the Lichens the following is highly recommended – Lichen identification Giant Funnel at Kilwood DWT Ramalina Read More …

CategoriesFungiTagsGiant Funnel, Kilwood Nature Reserve, Lichens, Middlebere Farm, Parasol mushroom

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