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A local friend and woodland warden invited us to come on a tour he was guiding around Gamlingay Wood in Cambridgeshire with the Huntingdon Flora and Fauna Society - to look for fungi of course. So we tagged along as we will miss the tour he is guiding for our parish group next weekend. The people on the walk were experts on fungi identification (way beyond my limited skills in this area!). They finished up with a list of 87 species which is not bad considering it has been very dry for fungi in our local woodlands this autumn.
These are some shots I took with the OM-1 and 8-25mm f4.
Bill
I took a scenic shot to capture the misty atmosphere at the entrance to the wood. The wood is worth a visit but you have to park in Gamlingay and walk along a permissive path (unless you're with a warden who can unlock the gate to the parking area as was the case for us!).
Misty Saturday Morning at Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
These fungi shots are mostly in camera focus stacks, I maybe should have taken a small tripod I had but I didn't want to take up time delaying others on the walk. The IDs are below each image but I may have got some wrong matching to the species list, I haven't had them confirmed by the experts! Feel free to supply any corrections if you know.
Sparassis crispa (Wood Cauliflower) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Coprinopsis lagopus (Hare'sfoot Inkcap) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Curtain Crust Fungus (??) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Lycoperdon perlatum (Common Puffball) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Typhula fistulosa (Pipe Club) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Mycena rosea (Rosy Bonnet) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Tremella mesenterica (Yellow Brain) - Gamlingay Wood Fungi Explore by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Mycena galopus (Milking Bonnet) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Another scenic shot - there was much exploration in the ring ditch / glade in the wood
Ring Ditch Glade at Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
These are some shots I took with the OM-1 and 8-25mm f4.
Bill
I took a scenic shot to capture the misty atmosphere at the entrance to the wood. The wood is worth a visit but you have to park in Gamlingay and walk along a permissive path (unless you're with a warden who can unlock the gate to the parking area as was the case for us!).
Misty Saturday Morning at Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
These fungi shots are mostly in camera focus stacks, I maybe should have taken a small tripod I had but I didn't want to take up time delaying others on the walk. The IDs are below each image but I may have got some wrong matching to the species list, I haven't had them confirmed by the experts! Feel free to supply any corrections if you know.
Sparassis crispa (Wood Cauliflower) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Coprinopsis lagopus (Hare'sfoot Inkcap) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Curtain Crust Fungus (??) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Lycoperdon perlatum (Common Puffball) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Calocera viscosa (Yellow Stagshorn) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Typhula fistulosa (Pipe Club) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Mycena rosea (Rosy Bonnet) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Tremella mesenterica (Yellow Brain) - Gamlingay Wood Fungi Explore by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Mycena galopus (Milking Bonnet) - Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
Another scenic shot - there was much exploration in the ring ditch / glade in the wood
Ring Ditch Glade at Gamlingay Wood by Bill Dennis, on Flickr
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