Author Archives: Sabena Blackbird

I took monday afternoon off work on 4th October 2010 and headed over to Dibbinsdale LNR on the Wirral. The pounding rain of sunday meant squlechy conditions underfoot but rewards of new fungi finds for the season. A dead deciduous tree … Continue reading →

Headed up to Martin Mere on 25th September 2010. Large numbers of Pink-footed Geese present in the fields as I took the train from Southport to New Lane station. Estimates of Pinkie numbers on the reserve are currently around 10,000! Plenty … Continue reading →

Took the afternoon off work on 22nd Sept 2010 to check on any new fungi additions at Dibbinsdale. Persistence or obsession 😉 is paying off and there were some more great finds.  A few Stump Puffballs Lycoperdon pyriforme, Smoky Bracket Bjerkandera adusta, … Continue reading →

I headed along to Freshfield on the 18th September 2010 and had a route around the small wood beside the dune heath before crossing the railway and continuing down the Old Fishermans Path. A few smurf house fungi around, most … Continue reading →

I had a phone call from Dave Bryant asking whether I had seen the Orange Peel Fungi at Dibbinsdale. I had not, these must have sprung up in the two days since I visited. I managed to take the afternoon off … Continue reading →

A return visit to Dibbinsdale LNR on the Wirral to forage for fungi on the 11th September 2010 proved what a difference a couple of weeks can make. The Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica was now fully mature and had a … Continue reading →

Another fungi hunt this time to Eastham Country Park on the Wirral, 4th September 2010. More good finds and with the wet weather due this week it should be a great Autumn for fungi! The distinctive foetid smell of the Common … Continue reading →

An August bank holiday outing to Dibbinsdale LNR on the Wirral provided some interesting fungi finds including some edible and some deadly delights! A 22cm wide fresh specimen of edible Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica. In a couple of weeks this will have … Continue reading →

A selection of distorted growths or Galls found on Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur trees, caused by a variety of Gall Wasps which lay eggs within leaf buds or the leaves. Oak Artichoke Gall Andricus fecundator Oak Common Spangle Gall Neuroterus … Continue reading →

The Blusher Amanita rubescens Comma Polygonia c-album Water Mint Mentha aquatica Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas Northern Dune Tiger Beetle Cicindela hybrida Sefton Coast Dunes Sand Mason Worm Tubes Lanice conchilega