The Fungi Diaries

    Yesterday I made a short visit to the Warren at Shouldham and tho it's a rather quiet time of year for fungi, I was really pleased to finish the trip with a first for me. Not only are these early summer visits a continued source of fresh air and relaxation but also a great way of finding what I consider to be areas that have good promise later in the autumn months when a large selection of our mushroom and fungus friends are bountiful. I look to see where certain trees grow as that is a huge advantage when looking for fungi. You can waste many hours just walking through woodland with the hope of finding some interesting mushroom or fungus, but knowing which tree has a relationship with which fungi may often save a lot of those wasted hours.     To do this we need to learn our trees and which fungi are found close to then. So now I'm trying to teach myself this important part of the hobby by using these early scouting  walks.    The Warren is a larg...

   Welcome to my fungi diaries, where I will be recording the results of my fungi hunts. Some will be carried out in very local locations such my home village of Upwell and neighbouring villages, on other trips I hope to explore a little further afield in places such as Sandringham and my favourite fungi area, Shouldham Warren.    The idea is to keep a record for my own pleasure and if anybody else finds this blog of interest then that too is fine. I will of course be posting pictures of any finds and the location too. There will be times of disappointment and hopefully some exciting times when I spot some of those fungi on my "wants" list.    So it is with hope and great expectation that I set off on the journey where I may say hello to the great Fly Agaric, Penny Buns or the tiny Birdsnest Fungus, please feel free to come along for the ride.