A year ago today… Parrot Waxcaps. My favourite waxcaps. #FungiFriends
November 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
A year ago today… Parrot Waxcaps. My favourite waxcaps. #FungiFriends
#MushroomMonday Delightful Pink Ballerina Waxcaps (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis) found in North Lancashire.
November 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
#MushroomMonday Delightful Pink Ballerina Waxcaps (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis) found in North Lancashire.
Much to my Surprise, it took over three hours to locate any Scarlet Waxcaps Hygrocybe coccinea yesterday at Kerridge Hill. However, invariably when you do, it's usually a Family affair! One of our most strongly linked Waxcaps to grassland Mosses #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
November 1, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Much to my Surprise, it took over three hours to locate any Scarlet Waxcaps Hygrocybe coccinea yesterday at Kerridge Hill. However, invariably when you do, it's usually a Family affair! One of our most strongly linked Waxcaps to grassland Mosses #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
Explored some fantastic grasslands looking at CHEGD yesterday and my first Jubilees of the year 😍 plus two new sites for Cuphophyllus lepidopus!
November 1, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Explored some fantastic grasslands looking at CHEGD yesterday and my first Jubilees of the year 😍 plus two new sites for Cuphophyllus lepidopus!
On a day of many Impressive Waxcaps (spoiler alert) on Kerridge Hill yesterday, lovely to see first Snowy Waxcaps this year. Beautiful striate outer Ivory White margins with a Poached egg centre. Plus best looking Meadow Waxcap perfect Apricot colour #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
November 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
On a day of many Impressive Waxcaps (spoiler alert) on Kerridge Hill yesterday, lovely to see first Snowy Waxcaps this year. Beautiful striate outer Ivory White margins with a Poached egg centre. Plus best looking Meadow Waxcap perfect Apricot colour #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
Some Imposing Crimson Waxcaps Hygrocybe punicea on Kerridge Hill yesterday. Fabulous Crimson to Deep Blood Red Caps, robust Fibrous Red and Yellow stipe looking like Fungal tree trunks!. Regarded as one of the Best Ancient grassland Indicator species #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
November 1, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Some Imposing Crimson Waxcaps Hygrocybe punicea on Kerridge Hill yesterday. Fabulous Crimson to Deep Blood Red Caps, robust Fibrous Red and Yellow stipe looking like Fungal tree trunks!. Regarded as one of the Best Ancient grassland Indicator species #FungiFriends #Fungi #Mycology
A few Irish waxcaps from my recent trip, Pink, Nitrous, and Orange #fungifriends #grassland
November 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
A few Irish waxcaps from my recent trip, Pink, Nitrous, and Orange #fungifriends #grassland
I have pictures of waxcaps to share but I'm not as good at identifying those as I am other fungi. I can tell they are waxcaps and that's about it. Though lets start with one I tentatively identified and got confirmation I was correct. The blackening waxcap (Hygrocybe conica) #fungi #fungifriends
November 3, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I have pictures of waxcaps to share but I'm not as good at identifying those as I am other fungi. I can tell they are waxcaps and that's about it. Though lets start with one I tentatively identified and got confirmation I was correct. The blackening waxcap (Hygrocybe conica) #fungi #fungifriends
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) A common waxcap but it still prefers undisturbed and untreated land although seems more tolerant than other waxcaps. They can be found in parkland, garden lawns, churchyards and pastures around autumn time. - Wild Food UK #fungi #fungifriends
November 4, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus) A common waxcap but it still prefers undisturbed and untreated land although seems more tolerant than other waxcaps. They can be found in parkland, garden lawns, churchyards and pastures around autumn time. - Wild Food UK #fungi #fungifriends
Today's birding looked like a fog out. The fog never lifted.
But a beautiful male Hen harrier made my day. An unmistakable shape of a Whitetailed Eagle
Nice Waxcaps in ancient grassland 🦉 #fåglar
#henharrier #hjälstaviken
But a beautiful male Hen harrier made my day. An unmistakable shape of a Whitetailed Eagle
Nice Waxcaps in ancient grassland 🦉 #fåglar
#henharrier #hjälstaviken
October 31, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Today's birding looked like a fog out. The fog never lifted.
But a beautiful male Hen harrier made my day. An unmistakable shape of a Whitetailed Eagle
Nice Waxcaps in ancient grassland 🦉 #fåglar
#henharrier #hjälstaviken
But a beautiful male Hen harrier made my day. An unmistakable shape of a Whitetailed Eagle
Nice Waxcaps in ancient grassland 🦉 #fåglar
#henharrier #hjälstaviken
It's now the turn of the Snowy Waxcaps (Cuphophyllus virgineus) to appear on the lawn. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Garden #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland
October 28, 2026 at 2:27 PM
It's now the turn of the Snowy Waxcaps (Cuphophyllus virgineus) to appear on the lawn. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Garden #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland
A new fresh flush of waxcaps in the garden. Meadow Waxcaps (Cuphophyllus pratensis) appeared overnight as another storm passes through dumping yet more rain. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland
October 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
A new fresh flush of waxcaps in the garden. Meadow Waxcaps (Cuphophyllus pratensis) appeared overnight as another storm passes through dumping yet more rain. #Fungi #Mushrooms #Mycology #Nature #Photography #OMSystem #Edinburgh #Scotland
November! Halfway through the ’ber months. Look out for:
• Owls (especially listen for tawny owls)
• Starling murmurations at dusk
• Autumn colour in the trees
• Fungi, including colourful waxcaps
Take a moment to notice November 🍂
📸: Sam Moore
• Owls (especially listen for tawny owls)
• Starling murmurations at dusk
• Autumn colour in the trees
• Fungi, including colourful waxcaps
Take a moment to notice November 🍂
📸: Sam Moore
November 1, 2026 at 9:01 AM
November! Halfway through the ’ber months. Look out for:
• Owls (especially listen for tawny owls)
• Starling murmurations at dusk
• Autumn colour in the trees
• Fungi, including colourful waxcaps
Take a moment to notice November 🍂
📸: Sam Moore
• Owls (especially listen for tawny owls)
• Starling murmurations at dusk
• Autumn colour in the trees
• Fungi, including colourful waxcaps
Take a moment to notice November 🍂
📸: Sam Moore
Witch's hat fungi - aka blackening waxcaps - on Rishworth Moor. Happy Halloween. #halloween #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
October 31, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Witch's hat fungi - aka blackening waxcaps - on Rishworth Moor. Happy Halloween. #halloween #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
More fresh Pink Waxcaps seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 28-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature
October 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
More fresh Pink Waxcaps seen in St. Kenelm's Churchyard Clent Worcestershire UK - 28-10-26 #photography #fungi #mushrooms #autumn #canon #macro #naturephotography #nature #uknature
Waxcaps (I think) on Rishworth Moor. #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
October 29, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Waxcaps (I think) on Rishworth Moor. #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
Last week we held a very enjoyable, very wet, waxcap training session led by David from Pembrokeshire Fungus Recording Network. We found 14 species of waxcap and 3 other species of CHEGD grassland fungi including Skinny clubs, and Mealy pinkgills, at a cemetery site. 🍄
#fungi #waxcaps #waxcapwatch
#fungi #waxcaps #waxcapwatch
November 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Last week we held a very enjoyable, very wet, waxcap training session led by David from Pembrokeshire Fungus Recording Network. We found 14 species of waxcap and 3 other species of CHEGD grassland fungi including Skinny clubs, and Mealy pinkgills, at a cemetery site. 🍄
#fungi #waxcaps #waxcapwatch
#fungi #waxcaps #waxcapwatch
Buczacki says they might be hallucinogenic, but other waxcaps aren't so I doubt it.
November 3, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Buczacki says they might be hallucinogenic, but other waxcaps aren't so I doubt it.
A witch has dropped her hat here!
(Finally, after a very slow start, we are getting a few waxcaps, I’ve still not seen any corals or earth tongues, nor spindles or clubs - it’s such a weird year for fungi, and considering that’s almost certainly climate related that really is scary!)
(Finally, after a very slow start, we are getting a few waxcaps, I’ve still not seen any corals or earth tongues, nor spindles or clubs - it’s such a weird year for fungi, and considering that’s almost certainly climate related that really is scary!)
October 31, 2026 at 12:22 PM
A witch has dropped her hat here!
(Finally, after a very slow start, we are getting a few waxcaps, I’ve still not seen any corals or earth tongues, nor spindles or clubs - it’s such a weird year for fungi, and considering that’s almost certainly climate related that really is scary!)
(Finally, after a very slow start, we are getting a few waxcaps, I’ve still not seen any corals or earth tongues, nor spindles or clubs - it’s such a weird year for fungi, and considering that’s almost certainly climate related that really is scary!)
As well as Grannom Caddisfly (Brachycentrus subnubilis) larvae in River Rede, along border of Northumberland National Park, leaves affixed to stones, maybe by Potamophylax cingulatus Caddisfly larvae? On riverside meadow, a good crop of Snowy & Meadow (Cuphophyllus pratensis) Waxcaps. #riverflies
November 2, 2026 at 9:48 PM
As well as Grannom Caddisfly (Brachycentrus subnubilis) larvae in River Rede, along border of Northumberland National Park, leaves affixed to stones, maybe by Potamophylax cingulatus Caddisfly larvae? On riverside meadow, a good crop of Snowy & Meadow (Cuphophyllus pratensis) Waxcaps. #riverflies
Not just waxcaps... the whole CHEGD list is absent so far at Hampton Heath, SW London.
November 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Not just waxcaps... the whole CHEGD list is absent so far at Hampton Heath, SW London.
Parrot waxcaps are real shape-shifters too. The green tends to fade toward yellows and pinks as they age, so catching one this emerald is perfect timing. It honestly looks like glass.
November 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Parrot waxcaps are real shape-shifters too. The green tends to fade toward yellows and pinks as they age, so catching one this emerald is perfect timing. It honestly looks like glass.
The Leasowes isn't far and has both waxcaps and woods, St Kenelms churchyard is a bit further out, the middle of the Hagley Road at Quinton often has interesting stuff like Lactarius mairei. Although it has been terrible for all grassland species, so there might not be much to see
November 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
The Leasowes isn't far and has both waxcaps and woods, St Kenelms churchyard is a bit further out, the middle of the Hagley Road at Quinton often has interesting stuff like Lactarius mairei. Although it has been terrible for all grassland species, so there might not be much to see
Butter waxcaps (little and large) on Rishworth Moor. #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social
October 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Butter waxcaps (little and large) on Rishworth Moor. #nature #photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #fungifriends #ShroomScrolling @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @plantlifeuk.bsky.social