29 October 2022

I have been away during most of October and there was a big change in the courses since my last visit.  Everything seems a lot damper and greener, but also a lot chillier.  Whilst practice at the Doghouse range I photographed a few of the fungi.

Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris [Doghouse practice ground]

Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum [Doghouse practice ground]

Yellow Fieldcap Bolbitius titubans [Doghouse practice ground]

Blackening Waxcap Hygrocybe conica [Doghouse practice ground]

Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus [Doghouse practice ground]

There is also the odd flower still clinging on.  This Musk Mallow was by the reservoir.

Musk Mallow Malva moschata [Reservoir]

10 October 2021

Lots of interesting fungi around the courses at the moment.  I'm no expert, so struggle to identify most of what I find, but some are quite obvious. The most colourful and distinctive is probably the Fly Agaric, which grows in some numbers between the 4th green and 5th tee on the Red.

Fly Agaric Amanita muscaria [4th Red]

Also distinctive is the Shaggy Inkcap, this patch was growing behind the 11th tee on the Blue.

Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus [11th Blue]

This looks like a Field Mushroom or possibly a Horse Mushroom, growing on the 5th Red.

Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris [5th Red]

Mosaic Puffballs are also quite common on the Red course.  These two specimens, in different stages of growth were also on the 5th.

Mosaic Puffballs Lycoperdon utriforme [5th Red]

I haven't seen any unusual birds recently, but it is interesting how many Lesser Black-backed Gulls fly over in the late evening in a V-formation - all heading in the same direction to roost at Farmoor reservoir.

Lesser Black-backed Gulls [13th Red]