Although most fungi are harmless, a small number are extremely toxic, and should be handled with caution. Never eat a fungus unless you are completely certain of its identity, and the species is known to be edible. If in doubt, discard it.
13 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Found by the Hampshire Fungus Recording Group. 29 July 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
8 October 2025 Millyford Bridge, New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
27 September 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Note: The brown fragments on the cap are soil. 5 September 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
11 September 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
4 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 October 2023 Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
3 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
12 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)167649. 12 October 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
20 September 2025. Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
25 August 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
10 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
With black poplar. Found and identified by Mark Hampton. 4 August 2023 Eastleigh, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
30 July 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
12 October 2006 Oxfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
19 October 2025 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
2 November 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
26 February 2011 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)157797. 11 May 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Found by David Dell. 26 February 2011 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)160939. 9 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
29 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2001 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 1998 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
20 November 2023 Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
19 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
31 October 2024 Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
25 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2004 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Young specimens on dead bracken stems and decaying leaves. 24 October 2021 Selborne, East Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
26 August 2010 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Found and independently identified by Pete Flood, Eric Janke and Leif Goodwin. October 2023 Franchises Wood, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
9 November 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
20 November 2021 Alton Cemetery, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis
31 October 2024 Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Identified by Stuart Skeates. 27 November 2016 Exbury Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Cuphophyllus virgineus var virginea
14 October 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 February 2015 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
In a church yard. 14 November 2022 Upper Wield, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
16 November 2021 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
28 August 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
4 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
29 October 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 November 2021 Farnham, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
18 November 2021 Medstead, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
24 October 2000 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 November 2023 Alton Cemetery, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
18 October 2005 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
31 October 2024 Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
22 August 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
27 November 2016 Exbury Gardens, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 November 2021 Farnham, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
9 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
4 November 2025 Tenant Woods, near Cheriton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
11 October 2016 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 October 2025 Hinton Ampner, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
20 August 2023 Matley, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Identified by Eric Janke. 29 July 2023 Hursley, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)164149. 6 September 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
November 2002 New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
4 October 1998, with Oak and Ash, Cambridgeshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
5 October 2025 Bushy Leaze Wood, Alton, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
With birch and pine. 26 September 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
18 October 2022 Bushy Leaze Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2000 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
With oak. 15 September 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
22 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 September 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
11 October 2005 Winter Hill, Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
11 October 2022 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
12 October 2016 Witley Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
18 October 2022 Bushy Leaze Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Young specimens with Yew and Willow. 20 October 2021 Medstead, East Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Growing In a plant pot indoors. 24 February 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 December 2008 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
19 September 2010 Witley Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
25 October 2013 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
25 October 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 October 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)165369. 7 February 2010 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
8 August 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
With Pine and Rhododendron. 10 April 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
16 April 2023 Crab Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
30 October 1999 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
In a container with strawberries. 10 July 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)165027. 8 November 2009 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
28 October 2013 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
3 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
November 2002 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 December 2025 Crab Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 November 2009 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
2 November 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 1998 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 September 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
21 October 2005 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2006 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
8 October 2007 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 December 2025 Crab Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
28 October 2025 Near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2001 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 October 2025 Little Honeyhill Wood, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2001 New Forest. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
9 October 2021 Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
RBG Kew herbarium accession number K(M)160935. 8 November 2008 West Sussex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
15 October 2006 Essex. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
29 November 2025 Thedden Copse, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
20 October 2021 Medstead, East Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
22 October 2020 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 November 2013 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
24 October 2007 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2022 Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
7 November 2020 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2008 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2001 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 November 2007 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
27 October 2006 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
5 November 2025 Eyeworth Pond, New Forest, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
19 October 2008 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
10 October 2025 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2024 Minley Wood, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
26 October 2007 Berkshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 October 2010 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
10 October 2006 Buckinghamshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
17 November 2023 Preston Oak HIlls near Bentworth, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
23 October 2025 Witley Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Tricholoma saponaceum var squamosum 26 October 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Identified in the field by Eric Janke. Confirmed by Leif Goodwin. 7 November 2023 Marwell Zoo, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 October 2024 Preston Oak Hills, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
14 October 2025 Near Brockenhurst, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
Independently identified by Leif Goodwin and Eric Janke. 7 November 2023 Marwell Zoo, Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
1 November 2014 Hampshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
13 November 2023 Milford Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
October 2000 Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
24 October 2024 Puttenham Common, Surrey. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.
22 October 2005 Bedfordshire. Photograph copyright Leif Goodwin.