Tag: Fungi
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Savernake Forest: fungi, lots of fungi and a Treecreeper
Savernake Forest, just outside Marlborough, Wiltshire, is privately owned and seems very well looked after for its wildlife, in spite of its being managed by Forestry England. The Marquess of Allesbury and his son the Earl of Cardigan are the owners. It has SSSI status for the diversity and in particular ancient oak trees and…
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Sett survey November 24 with many fungi
This was our most outright enjoyable survey for some time with quite the profusion of wildlife, overshadowed only by the knowledge that the area (not far from me) is commonly and currently used for hare coursing, which is of course illegal. Just the day before a woman had remonstrated with a perpetrator from her window.…
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Even more fungi, the Tree Register and a not so welcome presence in my hair
A leisurely two and a half mile walk through Bowdown Woods this time, a BBOWT reserve which is surprisingly situated not far from Newbury and Thatcham, Berkshire and close to a road (although not the way my satnav tortuously sent me, through a long line of industrial estates). I saw all of two other people…
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A few more fungi, local poaching, Thames Water and the budget
We are fortunate to have another natural archway very close by. This leads to Barton Court, formerly the home of Sir Terence Conran, now of Pippa Middleton and her family. It was a favourite walk or cycle with the children and we knew it as the conker way (as opposed to the donkey way, or…
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Focus on fungi
I spent a very happy and sunny afternoon at Snelsmore Common, a local nature reserve renowned for its variety of heathland, mires and woodland. It brought back happy memories – I used to take the children there regularly for walks and cycle rides. Sadly the old fire tower has gone, pulled down because of vandalism…