Think you know mushrooms? Fungi are stranger than fiction: neither plant nor animal, they form their own kingdom and outnumber Britain's flowering plants many times over. Beneath our feet, networks spread for miles; above ground, giant puffballs and oak brackets shed millions of spores a minute. In London's woods, cannonball fungi fling tiny packets meters away, while phallic stinkhorns erupt in an hour, luring blowflies with fetid slime. After rain, jelly-like “troll’s butter” appears on gravel; on moonless nights, honey fungus and sulphur tufts softly glow. Tucked in ancient oaks, ghost-white Lion’s Mane and Coral Tooth hang like stalactites. Join an autumn foray to meet the city’s strangest neighbours. Return on November 21st for the full story!
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