This is one of several recent visits to the lower parts of Buck Wood next to the river, looking at Fungi, and is one of the reasons for joining the Mid-Yorkshire Fungus Group. I hope to get better at identifying what I am looking at, (how many times have I said that?) if only to put them under some sort of heading – Bonnet, Bolete, Inkcap, Waxcap etc. etc. But first I need to know what headings to use, for someone that is not going to ever get right down into the detail. If you know what they are please let me know in the comments.
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The Fungi
The Turkey Tail, Trametes versicolor, was on the fallen tree at the end of the Buck Lane footbridge.
I understand that many fungi are essential in breaking down and recycling dead and decaying matter and are essential in providing nutrients directly to trees. But the Honey Fungi are ones that can get into living trees and destroy the heart wood. And they are very evident at the moment. On one of the trees the black Mycelium was visible where some of the bark had fallen away.
The other ones I have tried to label are Sulphur Tuft and Brick Tuft.
There’s then Bonnets, Glistening Inkcaps, Funnels, Rollrims, easily recognisable Fly Agaric, Fairy Cakes, a couple of Bracket/Polypore Fungi, an Earthball and finally a small white gilled mushroom with, as yet, no idea about ID.
Other things
The river was quite high and fast after the recent rain. The rocks that form a sort of weir, where Little Egret, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Grey Wagtail, Dipper and other birds have congregated were completely covered. Perhaps the rocks were making the water surface a bit rougher.
In Buck Wood I noticed a lot of wood chippings on the ground under a tree. I looked up and couldn’t see where any branch had been attacked with a chainsaw, but there were several holes in the tree. I guessed that the Woodpecker that I saw fly over to another tree had been digging away at it. They make nest holes around breeding time so I don’t know why this one was excavating.
Lots of Oak leaves had Galls on them – this one is covered in Common Spangle Galls
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