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Amanita vaginata Possibly. Crombie Park, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Cap 4-9 cm greyish/brown umbonate with grooves at margin. Gills white and crowded. Stem 13-20 cm tall tapering upwards, coarse rising from volval bag. No ring. On grass near broad-leaved trees and on heaths. Summer-Autumn. Edible but should avoid eating due to confusion with other species

Boletus calopus (young) University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap dull buff/grey, smooth 6-12 cm. Pores very close, bright chestnut. Stem short obese concolorous with cap but with chestnut netting/mesh pattern. Small groups in soil near broad-leaved trees and conifers. Awaiting further identification

Boletus calopus University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap dull buff/grey, smooth 6-12 cm. Pores very close, bright chestnut. Some bruising evident. Stem short obese concolorous with cap but with chestnut netting/mesh pattern. Small groups in soil near broad-leaved trees and conifers. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity. Awaiting further identification

Tricholoma terreum (young) possibly, University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap 4-6 cm felty dry and dark grey. Slight umbo. Gills grey and distant. Stem white even equal 4-5 cm. Summer-Autumn. In groups in soil near conifers and broad-leaved trees

Tricholoma terreum possibly University Park Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap 4-6 cm felty dry and dark grey. Slight umbo. Gills grey and distant. Stem white even equal 4-5 cm. Summer-Autumn. In groups in soil near conifers and broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity

University Park, Nottingham (August 2009)
Cap 9 cm white/cream with fine cracks towards margin. Gills dark chocolate brown and close. Stem white even with a single very broad membranous hanging ring. In groups in grass near broad-leaved trees. Awaiting identification

University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap 9 cm white/cream with fine cracks towards margin. Gills dark chocolate brown and close. Stem white even with a single very broad membranous hanging ring. In groups in grass near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Awaiting identification

Lycoperdon lividum The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Smallish ochre-brown rounded fungus on a pedestal. 3-4 cm. Covered with tiny warts but underneath a faint reticulate pattern. Summer to Autumn. Inedible

Coprinus comatus Shaggy Ink Cap (Lawyer's wig) mature, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Cap white acorn shaped when young, turning black at margin then deliquescent. Cap up to 5 cm. Gills white then black. Stem white and sturdy. Found in manured meadows, lawns and gardens. Frequent. Summer-Autumn. Edible only when young. For young Coprinus comatus see browse 1 thumbnail panel 2 no. 2

Coprinus comatus Shaggy Ink Cap (Lawyer's wig) mature, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Cap white acorn shaped when young, turning black at margin then deliquescent. Cap up to 5 cm. Gills white then black. Stem white and sturdy. Found in manured meadows, lawns and gardens. Frequent. Summer- Autumn. Edible only when young. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of structure of cap. For young Coprinus comatus see browse 1 thumbnail panel 2 no. 2

Polyporus durus Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham (October 2009)
Cap 5-20 cm bay-brown or chestnut. Shiney appearance. Funnel shaped with a thin wavy margin which becomes upturned at the margin showing white pores. Grows out of wood stumps or on soil near stumps. Pores white then turning buff. In small groups. Summer-Autumn infrequent. Inedible

Polyporus durus Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Cap 5-20 cm bay-brown or chestnut. Shiney appearance. Funnel shaped with a thin wavy margin which becomes upturned at the margin showing white pores. Grows out of wood stumps or on soil near stumps. Pores white then turning buff. In small groups. Summer-Autumn infrequent. Inedible. Same as previous photograph but showing a more mature specimen which has turned a dark rich chestnut. Note the colour of the cap can vary

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Cap 10 cm very pale buff with peachy patches. Shaggy/hairy at the margin. Gills concolorous with cap. Stem 3-4 cm, coarse. Solitary on grass growing near a hawthorn bush. Awaiting identification

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (October 2009)
Cap 10 cm very pale buff with peachy patches. Shaggy/hairy at the margin. Gills concolorous with cap. Stem 3-4 cm, coarse. Solitary on grass growing near a hawthorn bush. Same as previous photograph but showing stem and shaggy margin. Awaiting identification

Cavendish Lodge, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, (October 2009)
Cap 0.3.0.5 cm. Very shiney chestnut graduating to buff and white near margin. Gills buff and distant. Stem 4 cm narrow dark buff. In small groups on grass in moss Unidentified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham (November 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm bell shaped, rich ochre, paler at margin. Grooved. Gills same as cap. Cream stem that is very hairy towards the base. Awaiting identification

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (November 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm bell shaped, rich orchre, paler at margn. Grooved. Gills same as cap. Cream stem that is very hairy towards the base. Same as previous photograph but showing the hairy base of stem. Awaiting identification

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (November 2009)
Cap up to 6 cm. Very shiney, smooth dark brown. Buff gills. Stem cream, short stout, slightly club, or bulbous. Single and also some fused together at stem. This photograph showing a group fused together at the stem. On mossy grass. Awaiting identification

Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (November 2009)
Cap up to 6 cm. Very shiney, smooth dark brown. Buff gills. Stem cream, short stout, slightly club, or bulbous. Single and also some fused together at stem. On mossy grass. Same as previous photograph but showing a single fungus. Awaiting identification

Peziza cerea (Possibly), Beeston, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (November 2009)
Irregularly shaped, disc, pale ochre. Finely granular without stem. Small groups on woody plant debris, old sacking (as in this case) or on mortar between bricks in cellars. All year. Common. Inedible

Clavulina rugosa Wrinkled Coral Fungus, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham (November 2009)
Fruit body 5-10 cm branched towards tip then blunt. Flesh whitish, soft elastic, quite fragile, No odour. Solitary or in small groups on soil in leaf litter. Summer-Autumn. Widespead and common. Edible

Mycena possibly. Swan Wood, Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire, (November 2009)
Cap less than 0.5 cm. Creamy white and finely grooved. Gills white, narrow and close. Stem fine and narrow 6 cm slightly darker than cap

Mycena possibly. Swan Wood, Oakerthorpe. Derbyshire, (November 2009)
Cap less than 0.5 cm. Creamy white and finely grooved. Gills white narrow and close. Stem fine and narrow 6 cm slightly darker than cap. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of cap

Swan Wood, Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire (November 2009)
Cap bell shaped. 5 cm. Dull brown with cream mottled appearance. Gills cream. Quite close. Stem cream, even, fibrous. 6 cm. In groups amongst leave litter near broad-leaved trees. Awaiting identification

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire, (November 2009)
Cap 1-2 cm moist, white with uneven margin. Slightly grooved. Gills white, distant. Stem concolorous with cap 3-5 cm. In small groups on logs amongst moss. Awaiting identification

Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, (December 2009)
Cap up to 10 cm. Light grey mottled, darker grey at umbonate. Shiney and moist. Weakly striped at margin. Gills light grey. Stem broader at base with remains of volva. Solitary in leaf litter. Awaiting identification

Laccaria amethystina The Amethyst Deceiver, possibly. University Park, Nottinghamshire, (December 2009)
Cap up to 6 cm deep purplish lilac. Convex becoming flattened and depressed with wavy margin. Gills concolorous with cap. Stem concolorous with cap but may have whitish fibres. No ring. Common. In broad leaved woods. Edible

Mycena galopus possibly. Beeston, Nottinghamshire, (December 2009)
Cap 1-2 cm dark grey or blackish radially grooved. Gills white/cream, then grey, fairly distant. Stem concolorous with cap, equal, smooth and slender. No ring. Faint raddish odour. On paths, woods and burnt fire sites. Inedible

Tubaria conspersa Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (December 2009)
Cap 0.8-2.5 cm cinnamon or chocolate brown covered with greyish velar remnants. Gills cinnamon. Stem concolorous with cap. Mainly autumn. Trooping groups in wood chippings. Inedible

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (December 2009)
Cap up to 4 cm, cinnamon. Gills and stem concolorous with cap. In wood chippings. Trooping in groups. Awaiting identification but wonder if this is a mature Tubaria conspersa as in previous photograph

Harrogate, Yorkshire, (January 2010)
Cap up to 5-6 cm. White, rubbery texture. Slightly umbonate with very faint peachy hue. Gills white and distant. Stem up to 4 cm also white, No ring. In mossy grass in small groups. Awaiting identification

Harrogate, Yorkshire, (January 2010)
Cap up to 5-6 cm. White, rubbery texture. Slightly umbonate with very faint peachy hue. Gills white and distant. Stem up to 4 cm also white, No ring. In mossy grass in small groups. Same as previous photograph but showing top of cap. Awaiting identification

Harrogate, Yorkshire (January2010)
Cap up to 5-6 cm. White, rubbery texture. Slightly umbonate with very faint peachy hue. Gills white and distant. Stem up to 4 cm also white, No ring. In mossy grass in small groups. Same as previous photograph but showing gills. Awaiting identification

University Park, Nottinghamshire, (February 2010)
Small disc like cap 0.5 cm. Greyish/buff. Moist. No stem as such but attached to grass stalks. In groups. Awaiting identification

Sarcoscypha austriaca Scarlet Elf Cup, Selborne, Hampshire, (March 2010)
Cap 1-5 cm and 0.5-1.5 cm tall. Large shallow, scarlet cup; smooth scarlet, margin frays with age. Narrowing into short stem. Solitary or in small groups on damp rotting wood and also beneath leaf litter, of broad-leaf and coniferous trees. Winter to Spring. Infrequent. Edible. Grid reference SU 769314. Junction of Great Wood and Lawrence's Copse. 3.6 miles SE from Selborne Church. This photograph has been very kindly supplied by Jeremy Bacon. He made a special trip to re-visit the location and take a close-up image