Forest fungi 💚

[Blackbird8]

Love finding these just growing this was massive in comparison to picture 💚💚

[sassy59]

Incredible! Do you know which ones can be eaten and which can’t? Great photo thank you Bb8. Xxxx💜💕💜💕

[Blackbird8 in reply to sassy59]

I do forage a bit Carol but there is a few I need educating on 😁❤

[Debs_ALUK Partner British Lung Foundation in reply to Blackbird8]

What an amazing fungi but it would be very remiss of me not to mention that mushroom picking and eating is a job for only the experts and not to just try doing it yourself. Please no nibbling when out walking!

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[Snackjack]

Thank you for sharing, wonder how big it will grow? xx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Snackjack]

They are huge its possible to find them the length of the trunks 😁❤

[teenieleek]

Is that the one called Chicken of the Woods? Not that I’d be nibbling it to see if it tastes like chicken!

[Jaybird19 in reply to teenieleek]

I have a great book with pictures, essential , and full description with technique for collecting spores, standing the fungus on white paper under a glass and leaving overnight and this helps to identify them . Used to go on organised fungi trips to local green park areas with very knowledgeable man called " Fungalpunk o Dave "! Then cooked any I was happy about , Now just pick shaggy inkcaps to eat when i see them but have to be shaggy type. A friend cooked common inkcaps and ate those with her usual glass red wine. Big mistake ,this is something that was cure for alcohol dependency and when mixed with alcohol. But worse the toxin gets stored in liver and is re cycled whenever more drink is taken! This could be chicken of t he woods but their is one which is more orange in colour that is not edible. Have you heard of the eyelash fungi? I hadn't but was shown one little round fungus with eyelashes all round the edge. Fascinating

[Ergendl in reply to Jaybird19]

I used to love making puffball soup. Great to catch them when they are young, before the seeds start to form.

[Jaybird19 in reply to Ergendl]

Puff balls are amazing . Never thought of making soup. They were supposed to taste like steak so I tried frying thick slices in butter with parsley, and they do My boss presented me with a giant one that was perfect but the next one was just with a yellow tinge and was past it. Many years ago liverpool university did a 6 week course on sat mornings that dealt with all aspect's of the l Delamere forest history and ecology with fungi one saturday. Its an ancient Royal Forest so there was a lot of interest from geology and formation of the Cheshire meres to nature with birds , insects and mosses.

[Ergendl in reply to Jaybird19]

I found the puff balls make excellent soup. First fry (I used butter), then stew with a little seasoning, and then liquidise. No thickeners needed.

[Damon1864 Volunteer]

That's a great photo thank you for sharing have a good day and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack 🐕 xxxxxx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Damon1864]

Thankyou Bernadette and Jack 💜💜

[SquirrelsHolt]

Good morning to you BB8 & a fine photograph to start our Monday's off. The fungi almost looks like coral in the sea(apart from the fact its attached to a tree, in a wood 🌲🌳🍄 🤔 !! ).Top marks⭐. 🐿🥜x

[Blackbird8 in reply to SquirrelsHolt]

Well that's an amazing critique my lovley lady thankyou x 💜💜❤

[SquirrelsHolt in reply to Blackbird8]

You never know 🤔🤔🤔maybe try really hard and give us a good one, like today's and i might critique that one too😂😂.🐿🥜x

[Jaybird19]

BB that's a super picture . You've got me all intrigued with fungi again!

[Blackbird8 in reply to Jaybird19]

Thankyou Jay ❤💜

[HollyBoyd]

That is huge, very interesting subject. Thank you BB xxx😊

[Blackbird8 in reply to HollyBoyd]

Thankyou Holly that's kind of you 💜❤

[judes]

Another stunning photo thank you they always cheer me up. Hugs to you and ear scratches to Stan

J

[Blackbird8 in reply to judes]

Thanks Judes ear scratching done ❤💜

[watergazer]

Great photo. Always amazes me to see them growing on the bark of trees Not sure if they’re poisonous or notThere are some humongous ones growing on the grass verge across the way from my sons house. X

[Blackbird8 in reply to watergazer]

There's a forager in me somewhere but only if I'm happy to pick after I send a pic to my friend who knows every fungi there is she supplies Harrods with them 😊💚

[Izb1]

Good lord that is huge, dont think I have seen one like that before x

[Blackbird8 in reply to Izb1]

It's quite a common one round these ere parts my dear 😂😂🧡

[Alberta56]

What lovely fungi. Those are growing on a fallen tree, so they can't be harming it.

[Blackbird8 in reply to Alberta56]

They grow allover the trees 🧡