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| | Welcome to our newest member, Posbyonechop | |  | 
30-10-2006, 10:54 AM
|  | New Member | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: portsmouth
Posts: 1
| |  complete newbie
Hi, i hope someone can help, my family and i went for a ramble around our local woods yesterday and there was loads of mushrooms and fungi of all descriptions, as a comlete novice im not looking to eat any just know a little about them, so where do i start?
Sam |
30-10-2006, 11:06 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
Posts: 2,885
| | | Re: complete newbie
Hello Babydaddy
You start by joining WAB as you have done .... welcome  .
I know absolutely nothing about fungi other than those that I buy in Tescos for cooking  but there are a few WABers who know a lot, not least FungiJohn.
Until he comes along take a look in the Gallery (the fungi section) and see if there are any there that you recognise or alternatively post photos of what you saw and ask in the forum for an ID.
Enjoy the website.
Richard |
30-10-2006, 11:27 AM
|  | Knight of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
Posts: 8,929
| | | Re: complete newbie
Hi Sam and welcome to WAB.
This season has been very good in terms of the quality and quantity of fungi found.
Take a look at the fungi resource centre http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/british_fungi
There you will find much information to get you started. If you are really keen it may help to join a fungi related group in you're area. A quick google of fungi forays -- you're location -- should bring up some results.
A good book to purchase would be Roger Phillips - Mushrooms, about £11 on Amazon or you can use their website: Rogers Mushrooms | Mushroom Pictures & Mushroom Reference
Hope this helps
John |
30-10-2006, 04:25 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Gloucester
Posts: 1,736
| | | Re: complete newbie
Wey-hey!! Thanks for that link to Rogers Mushrooms, John. Maybe I won't need to keep bothering you all quite so much with all my "unidentifieds" now. Then again...  |
30-10-2006, 04:49 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Kent
Posts: 9,725
| | | Re: complete newbie
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Originally Posted by solus Wey-hey!! Thanks for that link to Rogers Mushrooms, John. Maybe I won't need to keep bothering you all quite so much with all my "unidentifieds" now. Then again... | Be careful solus. I've got the Roger Phillips and even with this fantastic guide there's some that I would not trust myself even to hazard a guess at.
Think it takes donkeys years of experience (sorry FungiJohn and others) and close up examination under a microscope to make a definite id in some cases.
FungiJohns made some id guidelines on Read Me First thread which I will certainly be sticking to.
Happy days
Julie
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30-10-2006, 06:26 PM
| | Knight of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sheffield
Posts: 8,929
| | | Re: complete newbie
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Originally Posted by Wild-Woman Think it takes donkeys years of experience (sorry FungiJohn and others) and close up examination under a microscope to make a definite id in some cases.
Happy days
Julie | Think I'll change my name to Old Man of the Woods .... During the war ...
You're absolutely right though Julie, it doesn't happen overnight   |
30-10-2006, 07:34 PM
|  | Dame Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: exmouth devon uk
Posts: 5,478
| | | Re: complete newbie
Hi Babydaddy a very warm welcome to WAB.Fungi John got me started on photographing fungi.Have got loads of pics and 3 books to try to identify.I have found that it is very difficult even with the books as they can vary so much yet still be the same species.But this forum is a great place for help.Look forward to your photos and enjoy.There are so many very colourful fungi and it is fun to try to id them and also frustrating | | |
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