Another exercise walk, and a little further afield, was to Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Again I travelled up on virtually empty trains and met few people on the track. It also allowed me to look for fungi.
I was pleased to spot the pink coral fungus growing again in the valley. This is the only place I have seen it. No one seems to know its name, so it is probably undescribed. Here is a closer view –
And some of the other coral fungi –
Some waxcaps were also out –
On previous trips, some Gomphus had been out. This time a lot more had appeared.
This species seems to stain blue exude blueish droplets when small.
It was also good to fund some Toothed Jelly –
Some of the other fungi –
And a slime mould –
