Whilst your out looking for Corticium roseum, don't forget to look Cobalt Crust - Terana caerulea that also favours same habitat. Willow is a strong host contender, but you'll find it on 31+ other host species, so odds are far greater of a succesful outing. #fungi #mycology #cobaltcrust #nature

1) For those lucky enough to now be on Christmas break and more time on your hands to get out in Nature #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #Conservation #biodiversity #ecology #natureconnection #citizenscience #biodiversityrecording #corticiumroseum #christmastime #coalspoilhabitat #collieryspoil

Who needs Xmas tinsel at work when you have this gorgeous Collumbola, probably Neanura muscorum, to watch munching on Fungi! Literally glittering as it catches the light. Yet another reminder that Fungi of all species are Home, Larder and Nursery to insects. Sample from Sirhowy Hill Woodlands

What Everyone Should Know About Fungi by Age 15 – the final fact⚡ 🔟 Soils are home to over half of all known species on Earth and mycorrhizal fungi make that diversity possible. Though unseen, they –create the hidden infrastructure of underground ecosystems. See the top 10 list (buff.ly/33Ov3UD).

1) Gills or Lamellae of Fungi are crucial for identification. How they attach to the stem, or are they free? Colours of the rainbow with mottling, spotting / staining, coloured or serrated edges, fluid droplets / guttation, milking, UV reactive...the list goes on for features we need to check for.

1) Russulas are one of the hardest and largest genus to identify, with majority impossible in the field requiring extensive microscope work #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #Conservation #biodiversity #ecology #natureconnection #citizenscience #reagents #chemicaltesting #guaiac #fungiidentification

A Russula surprise! #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #Conservation #biodiversity #ecology #natureconnection #citizenscience #FungiAreHomeLarderNursery #Russula #Toad #coalspoil #coalspoilhabitat

Cloud of spores released by this Otidea bufonia - Toad's Ear by blowing on it. #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #Conservation #biodiversity #ecology #natureconnection #citizenscience #spores #ascomycetes #toadsear #coalspoil #coalspoilhabitat #coaltip

Current storms with weather warnings in Wales mean just one for me - lots of Microscope work! A discipline I lack is the ability to ignore all the fungal by-catch of invertebrate that are either eating, living in, egg bearing nursery or feasting larvae. #fungi #mushrooms #insects #invertebrates

2nd part of the Smiling Worm video showing it's unique venom loaded hunting technique - Fungus mites don't stand a chance - my finger survives 😁 Watch how it rejects it's inverted proboscis feeding tube which retracts with meal #fungi #biodiversity #conservation #ecology #argonemertes #venom

Have you ever seen a Smiling Worm? Most likely Argonemertes dendyi, this non-native terrestrial, was hunting fungus mites between gills of a mushroom, reiterating the importance of fruiting bodies as home, larder and nursery to nature. #fungiandinvertebrates #ecology #smilingworms #coalspoil .

It's World Wildlife Conservation Day! Let's all make sure Fungi are given a shout out too! #WorldWildlifeConservationDay Please share away or make your own post 🙏 #mycology #fungi #mushrooms #Conservation #biodiversity #ecology #natureconnection #citizenscience

FUNGI ID WORKSHOP FRIDAY 7TH NOVEMBER. FREE to attend. CHILDREN welcome with adult bookings Perfect for Complete Beginners ! #mycologycommunity #mycology #fungi #mushrooms #education #EducationForAll #educationmatters #conservation #biodiversity #ecology #UpskillYourTeam #Upskill #UpskillForFree

Interested in Fungi ID? Looking to improve skill / confidence or complete beginner? FREE full day FUNGI ID Workshop at Bedwelty House, this Saturday 2st October. 10am-4pm @BlaenauGwentCBC #mycology #fungi #mushrooms #educationforall #freefamilyfun

Interested in learning Fungi ID? Sign up for the full day workshop. Free to attend and family friendly. @blaenaugwentcbc.bsky.social #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #education #spores

🎶If you go down to the woods today... 🎶 Nestled amongst the fallen leaves in broadleaf woodland this stunning Gliophorus psittacinus - Parrot Waxcap @blaenaugwentcbc.bsky.social #fungi #waxcap #biodiversity #mycology #mushrooms

Intensive Fungal diversity surveys covering all habitats + fungal taxa provide opportunity for exciting by-catch invertebrates. Acronicta alni, just the 2nd time I have encountered this species in its larval form. #fungi #mycology #mushrooms #biodiversity #ecology #conservation #moths #caterpillar

Bridgend LNP 1st NATURE FESTIVAL. I'll be there with Fungi information stand. Questions??Interactive Digi Scope, Stereo Scope, funky FLUORESCENT UV REACTIVE FUNGI! FREE family friendly Fungal Walk & Talk at 11.30am #mycology #fungi #nature #familytime #biodiversity #educationforall #citizenscience

They're off! Time to start your Waxcap surveys! Hygrocybe acutoconica var. acutoconica - Persistent Waxcap today on former coal Spoil habitat. By June, you can often encounter 7 or more species of Waxcap, including the big hitters like H. spadicea - Date Waxcap #coalspoil #fungi #waxcaps #mycology

Now, I know we look wierd crawling along on our hands and knees seeking Fungi, but when you look up and even a Bee Orchid seems to be laughing at you, it takes the biscuit.. 😂😂😂 #fungi #orchids #biodiversity #mycology #Conservation

What's that??!!!! 2 day weekend Bioblitz @National Botanic Garden of Wales July 19th & 20th. Flora, Fauna and Fungi, experts, enthusiasts & public engagement. I'll be there all weekend with a Microscope taster workshop 20th, Fungi ID station 19th Posters out soon - but get dates in diary now!!

Skinny Club (Clavaria incarnata). After reading @coal-spoil-fungi.bsky.social post (on another media platform) I checked my Meadow Waxcaps to see if there were Skinny Clubs fruiting in association. The answer is yes - six or seven instances spotted and no Skinny Clubs anywhere else. #fungifriends