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A few pictures of a day well spent at Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve this Saturday in (early) celebration of UK Fungus Day.

Notts Fungi Group ran a number of small public forays for around 50 people around part of the reserve and recorded a good number of species despite the dry weather. The event was cancelled in 2025 on account of severe storms, so hopefully the weather next year will land somewhere in between the two extremes.

Personal highlight of the day was my first Cep of the season - in remarkably good condition - as well as numerous species of Amanita.

Had to really stretch and rise up on my tiptoes to get my phone camera close enough to snap this beautiful, very distinctive mushroom whilst out on a walk earlier this morning. I've seen the species a few times before in recent years, but always from a great distance or in too early/late a stage of development to get any proper photographs.