Today was very wet, with cool air and a slight breeze.

It got increasingly rainy to the point that I had to abandon the visit part way through.

ENTRANCE AREA

At the side of the path from the car park, I spotted a Phallus impudicus (Fig. 8.0), Coprinopsis atramentaria from previous weeks and a Coprinus comatus (Fig. 8.1).

The red Russula from Day 7 was still around.

I found some maturing Stropharia from previous weeks and the Tricholomopsis rutilans on the same mossy log from previous weeks.

BASECAMP AREA

Behind Basecamp, on the path to the railway line, I saw the Stereum hirsutum from previous weeks.

For the first time I noticed Stereum hirsutum in the cracks of the surrounding Oak trees.

THE DELL

Around The Dell there was an abundace of Typhula juncea.

I found quite a variety of of brackets, some Trichia decipiens (Fig. 8.5)

On a few rotting logs, I spotted spiky, hair-like fungi (Fig. 8.6) that could be a Pterula species as it looks similar to the fungi that I found in week seven in the Enclosed Area.

Also on rotting wood grew some tiny mushroom-like structures that I think could also be a slime mould (Fig. 8.6).

SANDY-GLADE AREA

On the way to the Gnarly Oak, I saw a maturing Phallus impudicus.

ENCLOSED AREA

In the Enclosed Area I found the Clavulina coralloides and Collybiopsis ramealis.

It was here that I decided to abandon the survey because of the heavy rain.