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Autumn is a wonderful time to explore the weird and wonderful world of mushrooms. Sign up on eventbrite to join naturalist John Tyler and Wild Amersham on a walk through Penn Wood and learn about the riches of the fungal kingdom: colours, shapes and beauty; their (sometimes strange!) roles in nature, their edibility and poison, and the link between their sometimes bizarre world and ours. With any luck we will see a wide variety of fungi and learn a lot. The walk will start Holy Trinity Church in Penn at 2pm and end at 4pm – do wear sturdy shoes as paths may be muddy or uneven.
John Tyler has worked in nature conservation for over thirty years, first with the Ecological Parks Trust creating urban nature reserves for children to experience wildlife at first hand and then as the Warden of the Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve in Kent, 135 acres of wetland and woodland where he created and managed habitats and guided schools and adult groups around the reserve. He is a very engaging presenter and expert photographer. As well as wildlife, his interests include photography, prehistory, carving and coracles. He lives in the Chilterns.
This walk is organised by Wild Amersham and suitable for adults and children but not for dogs. We ask for a minimum donation of £3 to help cover our costs.
Wild Amersham is part of Sustainable Amersham and aims to encourage local people to appreciate, protect and restore local nature. We hold events, help look after three bits of land for nature, and monitor local species. If you would like more information, sign up for our free quarterly email.
What happened at this event
This was held at Sunday 10th November, 2pm – Holy Trinity Church.
There were 20 volunteers who joined us on a lovely walk through beautiful Penn Wood. Though there weren’t many mushrooms visible initially the excellent walk leader John Tyler and 20 pairs of participant eyes helped spot all sorts from minuscule pinhead size mushrooms to very large Turkey tails. John shared lots of interesting information throughout about all of the fungi and more.
Our volunteers really enjoyed it:
“I’ve gained an increased knowledge of fungi and will keep supporting nature groups.”
“This was a very informative, interesting and sociable walk that made you so much more aware of the amazing fungi in our area.
