There are stag's horns and stinkhorns, waxy caps and rosy bonnets. You might even find an Amethyst deceiver or come face to face with a chicken of the woods.

What am I talking about?

Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of toadstools and mushrooms.

This is a great time of year to go on a fungi foray as these fascinating organisms add a splash of colour to a woodland walk.

Even with all those great names to pick from (it sounds like they had fun naming them!) my favourite is still the fly agaric. What's yours?

Fly agaric close up

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