After such prolonged dry conditions, a change to “rain at times” was welcomed by many. The North Atlantic Jet Stream got stuck over...
Autumn Fungal Highlights of 2022 with Tony Carter
After the long, hot and dry weather it eventually rained. Then it forgot to stop. The season started late and was shorter than usual but there were some very numerous fruiting of certain species. I managed to visit a number of sites despite the weather. These are the highlights. At the end of September I...
Rusts and Mildews by Tony Carter
It has been so dry in recent months. Not good for finding fungi. At little bit of life in May but very little since. An interesting Agrocybe rivulosa (Wrinkled Fieldcap) appeared on a pile of plant material at Allerton Golf Course. This fungus was first found in the UK in 2004 and is moving north....
Overwintering Swallows
Swallows have started spending the winter in Britain instead of migrating 6,000 miles to South Africa, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. The change in behaviour is one of the most remarkable signs yet of the warming world being caused by climate change, according to the BTO’s chief executive, Juliet Vickery. “It is indeed remarkable,”...