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FUNGI!!

This autumn has seen a surge of media interest in fungi poisonings!

First, author Nicholas Evans, who wrote the "Horse Whisperer" became ill after eating a Webcap (Cortinarius rubella), then the Daily Mail revealed that a woman in her 40s was taken seriously ill and subsequently died and her younger relative is still in hospital after eating the Death Cap (Amanita phaloides).

We, on the magazine, have repeatedly warned about sampling and tasting without adequate knowledge. The death cap is relatively straightforward to recognise and should not be touched, let alone eaten!

Our autumn magazine (due out at the end of October) has a major article about 'shrooms, so keep your eye open!!

Our autumn fungi courses are fast filling, so if you want to come and find out about this extremely important area of bushcraft, then get in touch - see our courses page.

Look out for the Fairy Ring mushroom,aka the fairy ring champignon (Marasmius oreades), coming soon to a lawn or grassland near you!

This is a good edible fungus, but take care - it can be confused with a poisonous Cliytocybe 'shroom that can grow in a similar environment.

The distinguishing features of the Fairy Ring mushroom are: the fawn colour, the raised shield boss on the top and the distinctive, long, short, long arrangement of the gills, looking rather like a clockface.

Here are a couple of shots to get your eye in!

We hope to see some of these on our fungus foray days!

fairy ring 1

Fairy 2

ROSE HIPS IN THE NEWS!

Yet more studies have revealed the power of the rose-hip. New studies show that Gopo, a component of the rose-hip, can help joints in humans. It seems to have the ability to turn off other genes that produce proteins that in turn cause inflammation!

Quick question for you:

What's this from and who is depicted? (He's coming up in the next issue)

Celtic god