A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the Giant Puffball, Calvatia gigantea. It is one of several species of puffball that are good to eat, though all of them are smaller than the Giant Puffball. But there is a … Continue reading →
It has been a dry September, although that is not particularly unusual in Norfolk. But rain at the end of August and very early in September made this a good year for the Giant Puffball, Calvatia gigantea. This is one … Continue reading →
This has been a great autumn for fungi, with weeks of mild and damp weather following a hot and dry summer. Particular favourites of mine are the Waxcaps, from the genus Hygrocybe. These are colourful fungi with a cool, waxen … Continue reading →