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There are some great fungi courses coming up in Scotland with the Field Studies Council! #fungi Field Studies Council British Mycological Society
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I didn't realise quite how much peat is used in UK mushroom production. Thanks goodness funding is in place to explore alternative production methods. Continuing to use peat like this is not an option. Innovate UK
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A really important opportunity to help develop Scotland's new biodiversity strategy. There's never been a more important time to spare an evening or two to share your thoughts The British Lichen Society British Mycological Society BSBI: Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland BBSBryology Alliance for Scotland's Rainforest

Help protect Britain's rainforest home to important fungi, lichens, mosses & liverworts! Donations to 29 April will be doubled (!) with Plantlife Big Give appeal and assist in crucial conservation! The British Lichen Society BBSBryology British Mycological Society bit.ly/BigGiveWoodlan… #GreenMatchFund

This is a must read for anyone interested in fungi!

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In October I found an unusual red fungus growing on dead branches of an eared willow in Glen Affric. I suspected it was the Scarlet splash fungus (Cytidia salicina), a scarce species with only a handful of records in Scotland, & this has now been confirmed - an important record.

Great news - the beautiful & unusual lichen Multiclavula corynoides has been discovered for the 1st time in Britain! Sometimes known as Club-wielding Crust Lichen, it was found by our lichen expert Dave Genney when mountain biking around Ben Wyvis. bit.ly/2EVskhO

The largest recorded living thing is a #fungus called honey fungus. It measured 2.4 miles across and was discovered in the Blue Mountains in Oregon. You can read more here - ow.ly/xE6C30m7jVu #UKFungusDay UK Fungus Day

Atlantic hazelwoods along Scotland’s west coast support the glue fungus, which captures twigs and branches in the canopy. The equally strange Hazel Gloves lives on the glue fungus. Here's a video about our work with this #fungus - ow.ly/P6IH30m7kxI #UKFungusDay UK Fungus Day

On Sunday in Edinburgh, Historic Scotland celebrate #UKFungusDay in Holyrood Park. Info - ow.ly/CkQa30m6TDb #Fungi are the World’s recyclers, without them wood wouldn't decay and nutrients wouldn't be released for future plant growth. UK Fungus Day #connectingpeopleandnature

Fascinated by fungi? There're several regional fungus recording groups in Scotland always happy to welcome new members. You could contact your nearest group and see what they're getting up to near you - ow.ly/MG0L30m7df2 UK Fungus Day #UKFungusDay #connectingpeopleandnature

We have named 144,000 different types of #fungi in the World and are discovering about 2,000 new ones each year! We think more than 93% of species still remain to be discovered. #UKFungusDay UK Fungus Day Scottish Fungi #nature

A lichen was sent into open space, exposed to vacuum, wide fluctuations of temperature, the complete spectrum of solar UV light + bombarded with cosmic radiation. It then returned to Earth and continued growing unaffected by the experience - ow.ly/pXHu30m7lAm #UKFungusDay

Lichens are #fungi too and #Scotland ’s 'rainforests' are a mecca for people who study #lichens from around the World because of the immense richness of these species they support. Lots more about lichens here - ow.ly/fSUE30m7mf2 #UKFungusDay UK Fungus Day #nature

#Fungi help plants ‘talk’ to each other. The network of interconnected trees in a forest is sometimes called the ‘Wood Wide Web’. This video tells you more - ow.ly/dZ0m30m7lI8 #UKFungusDay UK Fungus Day Scottish Fungi #nature

For lucky folk in Orkney the Field Club have organised a #UKFungusDay Fungi Foray tomorrow at Mull Head Nature Reserve. A great way to meet folk and learn about varieties that are safe to eat. Info - ow.ly/BQ5M30m6TrQ UK Fungus Day #connectingpeopleandnature