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

Along the trail to Basecamp, I spotted Coprinus comatus (Fig. 8.0), Coprinopsis atramentaria (Fig. 8.1) and a Phallus impudicus (Fig. 8.3).

The red Russula from week seven was still around.

I found some maturing Stropharia (Fig. 8.4) and saw 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 and some tiny mushroom-like structures that I think could also be a slime mould (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.

In the leaf litter I found a slug-like form of fungus (Fig. 8.7).

SANDY-GLADE AREA

On the way to the Gnarly Oak, I saw a maturing Phallus impudicus (Fig. 8.8).

ENCLOSED AREA

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

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