Thread: Autumn already?
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Old 17-05-2011, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by shazzbat View Post
We tend to associate the appearance of fungi with the onset of autumn, don't
we? But today I saw these impressive specimens near badbury rings, Wimborne.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...f/16May001.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...f/16May002.jpg
Looks like Dryad's Saddle, which is a very common fungus of rotting trees, with persistent fruit bodies found all year round. I would have been hoping to see some interesting orchids around Badbury Rings at this time of year, though they tend to let the sheep on too soon.