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Liz Downey

@lizlouise

Interested in nature and science, wildflowers & fungi πŸŒΏπŸ„ Art and photography | History | LOTR πŸ§β€β™€οΈ I have a black Staffy called Ruby πŸ•β€πŸ¦Ί #iPhonePhotography

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A few nice walks with Ruby the last couple of days. Saw the very tiny Hutchinsia (Hornungia petraea) for the 1st time & my first Common Whitlowgrass of the year. Plus a Deer Shield mushroom πŸ„β€πŸŸ«πŸ€πŸŒΏ

03.03.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Look at this amazing cushion my very talented mum has crocheted for me! πŸŒΏπŸ„βœ¨πŸ’œπŸŒΈ

22.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ˜ƒ

03.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Intended to have a productive foray but Rubes & I were beaten by the rain & wind & turned back after 30 mins - all I found was a single (but perfect) Humpback Brittlegill (Dorset) #Fungi #Mushrooms

01.12.2025 13:14 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A decaying log provides nutrients to the growing fungi settled on and within her bark.

A decaying log provides nutrients to the growing fungi settled on and within her bark.

A Forest of Fungi!
Autumn in Bushy Park.

#fungi #bushypark #renewal #woodlandphotography #nature #photographersunited #Sonyalpha

19.11.2025 17:19 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 0
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ItΒ΄s all about fungi!
Arrhenia rickenii
#fungifriends #nature #mycology #fungi #photography #macro

19.11.2025 18:34 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The most vibrant Goblet Waxcaps I’ve ever seen, in Dorset 🧑❀️ #Fungi #Mushrooms

18.11.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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09.11.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This one is my favourite 🀩

07.11.2025 09:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis) - At least twice the usual number of mushrooms pushing their way up through the dead bracken alongside the wood-rushes 🩷🌿 #Fungi #FungiFriends #Mushrooms

05.11.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tiny earpick fungus on a pine cone.
#fungifriends
#mushroommonday
#mycology

04.11.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Immature Aseroe ruber - Anemone stinkhorn yet to open, showing scale with a ruler and pointing finger 🫡

Immature Aseroe ruber - Anemone stinkhorn yet to open, showing scale with a ruler and pointing finger 🫡

Close up of an immature Aseroe ruber - Anemone stinkhorn

Close up of an immature Aseroe ruber - Anemone stinkhorn

Aseroe ruber - Anemone stinkhorn 😳

This specimen is immature, yet to fully burst from its egg sack. #allthingsfungi

#weirdfungi #aseroerubra #fungifriends

04.11.2025 10:48 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Two pink mushrooms surrounded by grass, the smaller one sheltering under the cap of the other. The stipes white, with a twist.

Two pink mushrooms surrounded by grass, the smaller one sheltering under the cap of the other. The stipes white, with a twist.

Since we started doing #NoMowMay in 2020, I’ve been hoping for an orchid to pop up in my lawn. But I’ll take two Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis)!
AKA Ballerina Waxcap… of course they are 🩰
#MushroomMonday #fungi #mushroom

03.11.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Birch Bolete πŸ„β€πŸŸ« at Powerstock Nature Reserve in Dorset #Fungi #Mushrooms

02.11.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I was looking at another mushroom & just happened to look up & see it from that angle - think they must be almost impossible to see when stood up!

02.11.2025 10:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like finding treasure! ✨

02.11.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣 thanks!

02.11.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ecstatic to find a small colony of Pipe Club - apparently common but first time I’ve spotted it πŸ€©βœ¨πŸ‚
#Fungi

01.11.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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A pair of Bovine Bolete (Suillus bovinus) in a stand of Pine & Beech πŸŒ²πŸŒ³πŸ‚ #Fungi #Mushrooms

01.11.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A nibbled Birch Bolete in the Blackdowns (Leccinum) πŸ„β€πŸŸ«πŸ‚βœ¨ #Mushrooms #Fungi

01.11.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are hiring!
Applications are open for an Assistant. Prof. In Plant #Biodiversity and #Conservation at Trinity College, School of Natural Sciences in the Discipline of Botany! my.corehr.com/pls/trrecrui...
Any enquiries, please DM me!
#academicjobs #universityjobs #environmentalscience

01.10.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crab Brittlegill, Birch Brittlegill, Chestnut Bolete & Bloody Brittlegill from Wareham Forest πŸ„β€πŸŸ«β€οΈπŸ‚ #Mushrooms #Fungi #MushroomMonday

27.10.2025 15:22 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Primrose Brittlegill (Russula sardonia) seen near Wareham Forest last week 🩷 #MushroomMonday #Fungi #Mushrooms

27.10.2025 08:43 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A large purple mushroom with gills, photographed from below against a beech forest background.

A large purple mushroom with gills, photographed from below against a beech forest background.

It really is the season of purple shrooms.

Violet webcap (Cortinarius violaceus).
#fungifriends

24.10.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yellow Swamp Brittlegill (Russula clarofava) in a wet birch woodland near Wareham this morning πŸ’› #Fungi #Mushrooms

22.10.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I don’t see many Fly Agaric in the Blackdowns so it’s always nice to find one πŸ„πŸ˜πŸ„ #Fungi #Mushrooms

22.10.2025 08:01 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Lovely photos! πŸ„β€πŸŸ«

19.10.2025 21:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought the same! Found a few in the same spot but none have the blue band so I wasn’t sure this was what they were until now

19.10.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to find Blue Band Brittlegill - Russula chloroides, showing the distinctive turquoise ring at the top of the stem #Fungi #Mushrooms

18.10.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A non-Bolete has made it into my collage - bottom middle is the Birch Webcap! πŸ€¦πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

18.10.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0