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Writing tagged: ‘fungi’

2 October 2020

Beefsteak fungus (probably)

Seasonal fungi.

Published 02-Oct-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: Calder Valley, fungi, Hebden Bridge

28 August 2020

Mushrooms

The first sign of autumn.

Published 28-Aug-2020
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, Calder Valley, fungi, Hebden Bridge

21 September 2019

Mushrooms

Autumn approaches.

Published 21-Sep-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: autumn, birds, Calder Valley, dogs, fungi, Hebden Bridge, long-tailed tits, swallows

5 January 2019

Fallen beech

A fallen tree and a fatal house-fire.

Published 05-Jan-2019
Filed under: Writing Tags: beech, Calder Valley, dogs, fungi, Hebden Bridge, trees

4 November 2018

My intolerance of anthropophilic fungi of the genus Trichophyton.

Published 04-Nov-2018
Filed under: Writing Tags: fungi, parasites

The return of the delicate flapwort

On a second expedition I made in search of a rare plant. This time, I accompanied someone who knew what he was doing.

Published 28-Oct-2013
Filed under: Featured Articles, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: bryology, Calder Valley, expeditions, favourite places, fungi, GrrlScientist, Guardian, Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, Johnny Turner, science, Yorkshire

Recent Newsletters

  • Newsletter No. 28: ‘Breaking my golden rule’
    Thoughts on nature writing · Richard Feynman · Vikings! · Bronze Age diets · recovered daguerreotypes · transit of Phobos · Alice Roberts · Cal Flyn
  • Newsletter No. 27: ‘Getting hitched’
    The Pros and Cons of tying the knot · prehistoric invention · Ernest Shackleton · W.G. Sebald · swallows · comma splices · Amy Liptrot · Kapka Kassabova
  • Newsletter No. 26: ‘Slits for pupils’
    Research triage · filing your nuggets · pupil shapes · Amy Liptrot · moths and bats · critical reading · early medieval history · Tim Dee · book reviews

Recent Sidelines

  • A long way
    A trip to Ireland.
  • In the early hours
    A bad night’s sleep has unforeseen benefits.
  • Nature writing’s ill-defined, thriving ecosystem
    There is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to whatever ‘nature writing’ is supposed to be these days. It might not all be to my personal taste, but such diversity has to be a good thing.

Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
    To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

News

  • 2021: a year in photos
    My eleventh annual video slideshow.
  • HebWeb interview
    I have been interviewed for the local HebWeb site.

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