Exploring a Forest Full of Fungi


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Exploring a Forest Full of Fungi

I found a dinosaur egg…aka huge fungi “mushroom” on a trail in the forest.

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

This mushroom is the size of my foot!

It is massive and doesn’t it actually look like a dinosaur egg though!?

Mushrooms grow in damp places. That’s why they are shaped like an umbrella.

Alphonse Allias

Fungi can play an important role in the nutrient cycle by breaking down dead plants and animal matter and returning the nutrients to the soil.

New Forest fungi also plays an important part in woodland management. One of the most important things that fungi does within the New Forest is to break down wood and aid the decay process. These fungi are known as “saprophytic”, feeding on dead organic material.

“Why did the mushroom go to the party?
Because he’s a fungi!”

~ Louis Tomlinson
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