News (Archive)
We have moved news to our Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo Group accounts. As new content is added to this website we will announce it via these platforms. The following links provide an archive of website news items up to December 2016.
Two new chapters added to Mycologia Scotica — Dec 21, 2016 11:14:05 PM
Suillus profiles now available - an easy group of fungi for beginners! — Oct 17, 2016 9:25:13 AM
Fungus of the Month: False Saffron Milkcap — Sep 9, 2016 12:15:45 PM
Jack Marriott's Fungus Site Quality Index may help mycologists identify important areas for fungi — Sep 3, 2016 7:37:56 PM
'The Deceiver' - a common but variable Fungus of the Month — Jul 7, 2016 11:04:15 AM
A fungus that can pop up in your house - the Carpet Cup fungus — Jan 31, 2016 9:38:07 PM
Fungi and Wild Food Forage event near Dingwall — Aug 25, 2015 8:26:49 AM
Fungus of the month - Chicken-of-the-Woods — May 28, 2015 2:00:57 PM
Fungus of the Month: Shaggy Inkcap (Coprinus comatus) — Apr 22, 2015 9:41:50 PM
Fungus of the Month: Black Witches Butter (Exidia glandulosa) — Mar 23, 2015 9:08:30 PM
Fungi of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: November-December blog from Chris Coatham — Jan 13, 2015 8:40:04 PM
Flammulina velutipes/Enoki - A wild edible Winter Mushroom — Dec 13, 2014 11:29:13 AM
New 'Scottish Fungi' blog from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh — Dec 8, 2014 8:52:02 PM
Three species of hedgehog mushroom still about in Scottish woods — Nov 26, 2014 10:25:15 PM
Kew job opportunity will support Scottish mycology — Oct 28, 2014 11:42:24 AM
Fungi talk at Highland Council HQ, Inverness next week — Sep 30, 2014 8:03:45 AM
Mycologists arrive in Ullapool — Aug 25, 2014 5:36:39 PM
Introducing the Charcoal Burner — Jul 2, 2014 9:03:42 PM
Beatrix Potter's fungi paintings on display — Jul 1, 2014 5:55:27 PM
Serpula himantioides - dry-rot's wild cousin — May 11, 2014 6:47:19 PM
Book review: Ascomycete Fungi of North America — Apr 25, 2014 12:02:02 PM
Byssonectria fusispora - a colourful little cup fungus — Apr 9, 2014 9:59:24 PM
Jelly Ears - found all year round on elder — Feb 28, 2014 1:19:18 PM
Piggyback Pinkgill: a new species to look out for in Scotland — Nov 24, 2013 10:29:22 PM
Cinnabar Webcap - a distinctive species within a difficult group — Oct 24, 2013 9:08:21 PM
Collared Earthstar (Geastrum triplex) — Sep 13, 2013 8:35:41 AM
The Highlands have a new fungus group! — Sep 6, 2013 8:35:26 PM
Tongues of Fire and Crown of Thorns - two juniper related rusts — Aug 17, 2013 11:17:15 AM
Big and brassy - can we fill in the recording gaps for the Scarletina Bolete? — Jul 17, 2013 5:56:10 AM
Chris Knowles tells us about his mycology placement with the RSPB — Jul 8, 2013 9:17:02 PM
'Yellow Brain' - a myco-parasite to look out for in May — May 12, 2013 5:43:58 PM
Research news: Fungi of the Caledonian pinewoods — Apr 21, 2013 10:43:49 AM
Fungi of the Month – Morels (Morchella species) — Apr 19, 2013 9:03:23 AM
Perrotia flammea - declining or overlooked? — Mar 14, 2013 12:09:42 AM
Scarlet Elfcup - brightening up a wood near you in February — Feb 12, 2013 9:12:17 PM
A new alpine puffball to the British Isles - Calvatia turneri — Jan 31, 2013 9:23:48 PM
Arsenic in the Shade? — Jan 23, 2013 9:54:20 AM
Disco fungus found new to Great Britain and Ireland on the Isle of Muck — Jan 15, 2013 10:33:34 PM
Call for first fungal records for 2013 — Jan 1, 2013 11:22:50 AM
The 'Clouded Funnel' - Christmas Fungus of the Month — Dec 28, 2012 4:43:17 PM
Is the Pink Disco really only found in southern Scotland? — Oct 26, 2012 8:07:30 PM
'Floury' rather than 'flowery' smells in our grasslands this Autumn. — Oct 14, 2012 12:20:40 PM
The Knights are drawing in! — Sep 29, 2012 10:39:11 AM
A bolete to look out for in Scottish pinewoods this autumn — Aug 31, 2012 7:58:22 AM
Check out your local sloe patch for Pocket Plum (Taphrina pruni) — Jul 23, 2012 9:40:18 PM
A supermarket specialist - but can you find it in the wild? — Jun 16, 2012 12:59:26 PM
Spring Cavalier (Melanoleuca cognata) should be about in May — May 11, 2012 10:24:55 PM
What is the link between rocket fuel and a poisonous fungus? — Apr 13, 2012 9:54:50 PM
Chris Johnson tells us about his project to record the fungi and lichens of the Outer Hebrides — Apr 1, 2012 11:03:51 AM
Look out for the Ebony Cup in conifer plantations — Mar 18, 2012 6:19:47 PM
Prof. Roy Watling receives RSPB Nature of Scotland award — Mar 2, 2012 10:36:20 PM
Holly Speckle - Trochila ilicina — Feb 9, 2012 8:59:48 PM
Are you hooked on resupinate fungi yet? — Feb 7, 2012 10:12:21 PM
Spring Hazelcup... or can you find it on alder?! — Jan 13, 2012 9:02:17 PM
Look out for Scarlet Splash this December — Dec 12, 2011 10:37:33 PM
Herald of Winter - November's Fungus of the Month — Nov 17, 2011 9:43:23 PM
Hazel gloves fruiting well in western hazel woods this month — Oct 17, 2011 8:49:15 AM
Devil’s Tooth - a priority pinewood fungus to look out for in September — Sep 7, 2011 8:25:51 AM
Persistent Waxcap - Species of the Month — Aug 24, 2011 6:51:39 PM
Hazel gloves research news — Jul 15, 2011 9:09:01 AM
Dryad's Saddle - a majestic species for July. — Jul 6, 2011 7:50:56 PM
Mitrula paludosa - Bog Beacon — Jun 6, 2011 8:54:55 PM
Gyromitra ancilis - May's fungus of the month — May 8, 2011 8:04:00 PM
Waxcap grassland project - free workshop — Apr 20, 2011 10:44:51 AM
Grassland gems - announcing a major new project to investigate the fungi of waxcap grassland — Apr 20, 2011 10:27:44 AM
A tiny but tough scalycap - challenge to find the first April record in Scotland — Apr 2, 2011 4:40:38 PM
A babe is born! International Society of Fungal Conservation — Mar 11, 2011 8:34:54 PM
Can you think of an English name for March's fungus of the month? — Mar 5, 2011 10:58:49 AM
Alpine ectomycorrhizal fungi in Scotland: Exploring the biogeography of undiscovered fungal communities — Feb 15, 2011 8:02:50 PM
February Jelly Fungi — Feb 13, 2011 5:27:15 PM
Another winter Oysterling - one to look out for in January — Jan 9, 2011 5:41:17 PM
Are there any fungi under the snow? — Nov 30, 2010 7:07:38 PM
A new star in Scotland — Nov 30, 2010 6:48:36 PM
An invitation to sniff out the Cucumber Cap in November! — Nov 7, 2010 7:14:41 PM
Piping in October - Macrotyphula fistulosa — Oct 12, 2010 9:08:06 PM
Scottish Fungi teams up with NESBReC for this months 'giant' fungus of the month — Sep 1, 2010 9:14:43 AM
A great year for Boletes! — Aug 18, 2010 8:44:47 AM
Launch of 'Fungus of the Month' - The 'Lurid Bolete' in August! — Aug 11, 2010 8:13:08 AM
From Another Kingdom: Discover the Magic of Mushrooms at the Botanics — Aug 3, 2010 8:39:03 PM
Taphrina alni (Alder Tongue) recorded in the Highlands — Apr 19, 2010 9:02:02 AM
Friend or foe? Unmasking fascinating fungi at Dawyck — Apr 7, 2010 12:42:27 PM
Memories of 2009 - Rampant Russulaceae! — Jan 27, 2010 9:34:04 AM
Recording at Dawyck — Jan 18, 2010 8:47:26 AM
New website launched for Scottish mycologists! — Nov 30, 2009 11:38:13 PM