Pics by B&M Bell
On a sunny September day, we went for a shady walk in Binscarth woods, as we have done many times before
Approaching the wood, I noticed what a clear line the underside of the trees make – almost as though they’d been trimmed
Mike suggested that it might be a ‘browsing line’ – as high as the cattle can reach to nibble the trees.
On the field-path to the Woods, on a cow-pat – an orange fungus which we later discovered is called https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/cheilymenia-granulata .
Then, on the track up the side of the Wood, on a tree-stump – some extra-ordinary fungi, glistening in the sunlight
When we got home, Mike looked it up in Roger Phillips ‘Mushrooms and Other Fungi of Great Britain and Europe’ and they’re known as ‘Dead men’s fingers’. Very appropriate.
We walked as far as the gate to the track by Wasdale Loch, then turned back the way we came and, on returning to the main track by the Wood, we cut down through a gate to our right to actually walk through the Woods, which were a delight – dappled light – green leaves – tall trees – perfect.
Then we came across another form of fungal growth, on a dead tree trunk – don’t know what it is, but it’s impressive
Not one woodland den, but two
And that was our fungal foray on a sweet September day.
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