{"id":14318,"date":"2026-01-24T22:07:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T22:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14318"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T14:17:40","slug":"fungi-at-ben-rhydding-gravel-pits-16-nov-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/fungi-at-ben-rhydding-gravel-pits-16-nov-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Fungi at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits. 16 Nov 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mid November last year, 2025, I went along to Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits Local Nature Reserve to look for fungi. The map below shows my route around the reserve but most of the fungi were found near the path next to the road, apart from a couple at the Eastern end in the wooded area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The header image is a small bracket fungus – Crimped Gill. Plicaturopsis crispa?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have reverted to an older layout for this post because I think it best to have captions on these images and to do most of the viewing in the carousel gallery. I am not going to add many words. As usual you can tap\/touch\/click on an image, not its caption, to see it in better quality in the gallery. Once in the gallery there should be an i info link that adds title and some photo settings to the display. If you are using a phone the caption can take up most of the space of the thumbnail, and the caption, unfortunately, is not a link to the gallery, the image is. So you might find it easier to turn your phone to landscape so you can tap on the image and miss tapping on the caption. This should make it easier to open the gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fungi at Ben Rhydding Gravel Pits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Photos taken on 16 November 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Mycana<\/a>
Mycena sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bracket<\/a>
Bracket Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mycana<\/a>
Mycena sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mycana<\/a>
Mycena sp.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jelly<\/a>
Jelly Ear Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jelly<\/a>
Jelly Ear Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hairy<\/a>
Hairy Curtain Crust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Hairy<\/a>
Hairy Curtain Crust<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Southern<\/a>
Southern Bracket Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Southern<\/a>
Southern Bracket Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Deer<\/a>
Deer Shield Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Deer<\/a>
Deer Shield Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Oysterling<\/a>
Oysterling fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Oysterling<\/a>
Oysterling fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bracket<\/a>
Bracket Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bracket<\/a>
Bracket Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jelly<\/a>
Jelly Fungus?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tricholoma<\/a>
Tricholoma sp?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tricholoma<\/a>
Tricholoma sp?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"White<\/a>
White Knight?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"White<\/a>
White Knight?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"White<\/a>
White Knight?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Tricholoma<\/a>
Tricholoma sp?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Birch<\/a>
Birch Polypore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Oysterling<\/a>
Oysterling fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Orange<\/a>
Orange Lichen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mycena<\/a>
Mycena sp.?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mycena<\/a>
Mycena sp.?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Mycena<\/a>
Mycena sp.?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Common<\/a>
Common Orange Lichen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Candlesnuff<\/a>
Candlesnuff Fungus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hollins Hill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The RYB sign is fastened to a power pole and it could be an indicator for the 3 phase electricity – Red, Yellow, Blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"RYB<\/a>
RYB sign Hollins Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Roe<\/a>
Roe Deer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jelly<\/a>
Jelly Fungus?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Track<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The squiggles show where I wandered at the Gravel Pits taking the photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n