Fungi Workshop at Brandon

Coloured lights and prostrate figures puzzled other visitors to Brandon CP yesterday, as the RPS Nature Group attempted to photograph the limited number of Fungi on display in more creative ways. Some of the fungi like the Yellow Stagshorn, Fly Agaric and Mycena are brightly coloured; with others, we used UV light or coloured lights to give a different feel to the image. Off to Santon Downham today for part 2.

Trumpington Flowers and Fungi

I joined Iain Webb's monthly walk at Trumpington Meadows Nature Reserve yesterday looking at October's wildlife. Here a record of the fungi and flowers that we found - I am always interested to record the state of the wildlife to compare with previous and future years. Certainly the recent rain has encouraged some fungi to emerge and lots of plants have sprung up in previously completely arid areas and are now flowering. Insects generally low but looks like the Dandelion heads are supplying nectar etc to surviving insects. Very unusual low rainbow appeared during the morning heralding some welcome afternoon rain.

Paxton Pits Fungi

The recent rain has encouraged plenty of fungi to start producing fruiting bodies at Paxton Pits - not sure all the IDs on the included sheet are correct as some of the specimens are a bit nibbled etc! 

Toft Spiders and Insects etc

Cold wind but plenty of sunshine to warm the Toft daffodil petals and encourage the insects and spiders to show themselves. ID sheet at end - Andrena trimmerai not confirmed but seems nearest. The birch catkin bug and the very small green gall wasp were respite from the very large number of Anthomyiidae flies while the meadow is full of these very vibrant fungi on the sheep droppings.