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Mycophile. Abstract and detailed photography of fungi. All original content.

12/10/2026

The rather elegant Amanita echinocephala, seen in Southern England, mid September.

05/10/2026

Fungi events I'm doing in October, in case anyone fancies coming to one (or more!) 😊🍄

Saturday 10th - Highfield Country Park, 10:00 - 12:00
for Friends of Highfield Country Park (see flyer image)

Saturday 10th - Chorlton Park, 14:00 - 16:00
for Friends of Chorlton Park (email [email protected] to attend)

Friday 16th - Platt Fields Park, 10:30 - 13:00
with Myco Manchester and Friends of Platt Fields. This one is sold out, but mycomates of mine will likely find me continuing to explore and record around the park in the afternoon!

Sunday 18th - Chorlton Water Park (details to be confirmed)
for Friends of Chorlton Water Park

Saturday 24th - Mottram/Darley Avenue Green Flag site and Southern Cemetery, 10:00 - tbc
For Southway Housing

All of these are free, some might be size limited :)

In addition, I'll be doing some non-event based recording in various places around Manchester if any keen mycogeeks want to join.

03/10/2026

Porcelain Fungus
Mucidula mucida/Oudemansiella mucida

Another image from All Things Fungi Festival :)

30/09/2026

Rubroboletus satanas
Satan's Bolete

Finally met this seriously robust bolete recently in Southern England after a tip off about a large fruiting (presumably due to the hot weather this year). A very impressive bolete indeed!

26/09/2026

Femsjonia peziziformis
Another lovely little species photographed at All Things Fungi Festival last weekend. This one growing on a small twig. Thanks to Andy Donegan for showing me this one.

The fruitbodies plumped up nicely overnight in a wet container!

25/09/2026

Super cool Scleromitrula sp. found by Yianna Drury Bidirini at All Things Fungi Festival last weekend!

The cap

21/05/2026

Amanita rubescens
The Blusher

An early appearance of this common Amanita in Manchester this week.

This is the early stage of development, with the cap yet to detach from the volva at the base. In the next few days this will start to expand upwards and the familiar cap and stem shape of the mushroom will be visible, eventually likely becoming significantly larger than this (about 40mm across in this image).

This ectomycorrhizal species grows in association with a wide range of trees, here growing with Fagus Sylvatica, European Beech. It's very variable in appearance, with colours varying from quite pale to deep purplish-brown - though always with the characteristic 'blushing' pink/red when damaged. It's thought that this is a species complex yet to be resolved.

16/04/2026

Morchella vulgaris
Common Morel
UK, April 2026

I was very lucky to see an amazing fruiting of this species recently, thanks to some excellent mycomates.

Simply a stunningly structured species!

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