It’s been ages since I’ve been able to get out and suck up some fresh air on the hunt for interesting plants and fungi. It was such a beautiful day, great light, pleasant scenery and a landscape full of colour. I found some of the weirdest, ickiest, squishy and oozing fungi that I’ve seen so far... and who knew that Elf Caps look so rude in their early stages 🤠(pic 3). I found all these interesting fungi in woods surrounding an old disused quarry in Charlestown. I had this location pinned on my ‘map of places to forage’ for a while but always overlooked it. I’m really glad I gave it a shot today and if you’re in the area it’s worth a visit, even if only for a walk. I don’t know how busy it is normally, but I had the whole place to myself today... #lichenized #peltigeraceae #meruliaceae #helotiaceae #heterobasidiomycete #elfcups #sarcoscypha #tremellaceae #funghi #fungi #forage #foraging #foragedfood #foraged #fifeforager #uxforager (at Charlestown, Fife) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIBv96xMS0-/?igshid=r9rveaqutn0c
