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#FungiFriday White Spindles (Calvaria fragilis) appearing in unimproved grassland in South Cumbria.

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#FungiFriday Aniseed Funnel (Clitocybe odora) found in woodland in North Lancashire.

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#FungiFriday Beechwood Sickener (Russula nobilis) found growing under beech trees in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#FungiFriday Black Bulgar (Bulgaria inquinans) looking like liquorice Pontefract cakes on a log in Lancaster.

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#WildWebsWednesday Although it was very worn, I was delighted to photograph my first open wing shot of a female Brown Hairstreak (Thecla betulae) basking in the sunshine on an oak leaf in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#MushroomMonday Goblet Waxcap (Hygrocybe cantharellus)found in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#MushroomMonday One of the UKs most poisonous mushrooms. Deathcap (Amanita phalloides) found in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#MushroomMonday Tiny Green Elfcups (Chlorosplenium aeruginascens) found on rotting wood in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Wildflowerhour Orpine (Sedum telephium) found at Gait Barrows Reserve Silverdale today.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Wildflowerhour Think this might be the highly poisonous Thorn-apple,(Datura stramonium) found growing along a bridlepath in Lancaster. Never seen it there before.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#FungiFriday Pleased to see the Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria anethystina) in North Lancashire yesterday.

Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina)

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#MushroomMonday Pleased to find this uncommon bracket fungus (Ganoderma resinaceum) growing at the base of an oak tree stump in Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#MushroomMonday An enormous Giant Polypore (Meripilus giganteus) pictured here with my husband for scale in Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#MushroomMonday Pleased to find plenty of Fluted Bird's Nest fungi (Cyathus striatus) complete with their tiny "eggs" in Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#Wildflowerhour #MyFavouritePlant. Hard to choose just one, however it has to be the beautiful Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida). I saw this rare diminutive flower for the first time back in June in North Yorkshire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#FlutterbyFriday Pleased to see this Comma basking in the sunshine on the woodland floor at Lancaster University.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#FungiFriday. Burgundydrop Bonnet (Mycena haematopus). Right hand photo shows the red "blood" exuded from cut cells. Seen in Cumbria.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#WildWebWednesday European Hornet (Vespa crabro) seen recently in Cumbria.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#MushroomMonday Aniseed Cockleshell (Lentinellus cochleatus) seen whilst out with North West Fungus Group in Cumbria last Saturday.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#MushriomMonday. Magenta Rustgill (Gymnopilus dilepsis) seen whilst out with North West Fungus Group in Cumbria last Saturday. This rare fungus grows on wood chip and is non-native, originating from SE Asia. The caps soon fade to orange-brown.

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#Wildflowerhour Carline Thistle (Carlina vulgaris) is still in flower this week on limestone in South Cumbria.

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#Wildflowerhour Found whilst on my travels in Lancashire and South Cumbria this week. Names in ALT.

Autumn Lady's Tresses, Wild Thyme, Eyebright species, St John's-Wort species, Common Storksbill, Spring Sandwort, Small Scabious, Harebell, Wild Basil and Fairy Flax.

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#Wildflowerhour #Fruits2 Found in Lancashire and Cumbria this week. Names in ALT.

Blackberries, Hawthorn berries, Rosehips Rowan Berries and Black Bryony.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#Wildflowerhour #Fruits1 Found in Lancashire and Cumbria this week. Names in ALT.

Acorn, Elderberries, Burnet Rose, Dewberries and Sea Buckthorn.

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#FungiFriday Lurid Bolete (Suillellus luridus) found on calcareous soil in South Cumbria yesterday.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#FungiFriday Red Cracking Bolete (Xerocremellus chrysenteron) seen with North West Fungus Group in Formby.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#FungiFriday Redlead (Roundheads Leratiomyces ceres) found in woodland at Formby. Top right photo shows the dark spore deposits from a neighbouring fungus.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#InsectThursday First time I've seen a Glow Worm larva (Lampyris noctiluca). The larvae spend up to three years feasting on slugs and snails before pupating.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#Wildflowerhour Finally managed to find some Autumn Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) in North Lancashire this week.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

#Wildflowerhour #Seedheads Seedheads found around Lancaster this week. Names in ALT.

Teasel, Common Hogweed, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Birdsfoot Trefoil, Wild Carrot and Selfheal.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#MushroomMonday. Fungi are gradually making an appearance after some rain. Here are some of the fungi found today at Mere Sands Wood Reserve Lancashire. Names in ALT.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#Wildflowerhour Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) found in a woodland at Sizergh Castle estate South Cumbria.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#Wildflowerhour Gypsywort (Lycopus europeaus) found in North Lancashire.

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Pam McInnes @pammcinnes.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

#Wildflowerhour #Wallplants Ivy-leaved Toadflax (Cymbalaria muralis) and unusually Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) found growing on a wall at Conder Green N. Lancashire.

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#Wildflowerhour The beautiful Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris) seen this week at Waitby Greenriggs, Cumbria

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#Wildflowerhour #Commonnames Succisa pratensis commonly known as Devil's-bit Scabious due to the devil being said to have bitten off the rootstock.

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#Wildflowerhour #Commonnames Coronopus didymus also known as Lesser Swine-cress. "Cress" as the crushed leaves smell like garden cress, and "Swine" as historically it was thought to be only fit to feed to the pigs.

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#Wildflowerhour #Commonnames Pilosella aurantiaca also known as Fox-and-Cubs ( the fox is the main flower, the cubs are the smaller surrounding flowers),. Also known as Devil's Paint brush due to its bright brush-like tips.

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