Yellow waxcap
One good thing about the wet weather at this time of year (October 2019) is that it brings forth all sorts of different mushrooms and fungi. This one was found near the top of the Green and has been identified by a county specialist as a Common Yellow Waxcap. It grows on unimproved grassland which is an increasingly rare habitat and one of the things that make the Green a special place. Unimproved grassland is land that hasn’t been managed, or improved by ploughing, reseeding or been subject to herbicides or artificial fertiliser.
This particular specimen is past its best, but the other photo shows a Golden Waxcap, a close relative, in its full glory.
This particular specimen is past its best, but the other photo shows a Golden Waxcap, a close relative, in its full glory.