{"id":10445,"date":"2025-11-21T18:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10445"},"modified":"2025-11-21T18:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:30:12","slug":"park-hall-country-park-visit-2-fungi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10445","title":{"rendered":"Park Hall Country Park \u2013 Visit 2: Fungi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On our second visit to Park Hall CP, in one part of the woods there were many different fungi showing their fruiting bodies. When I take photographs of something small like fungi I like to show the context of where it is growing. Here are a few of the photos I took. All these were taken within about 20 minutes of each other over a stretch of about 100m by the path. I am not a fungi expert so I have made no attempt at naming most of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3983r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: Two grey fungi in the leaf litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1-600x423.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1-600x423.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_3998r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: A reddish fungi in the leaf litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4005r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: Another reddish fungi in the leaf litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4011r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: A different grey fungi in the leaf litter &#8211; this one has distinct scales on the cap<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4020r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: You can almost miss these brown fungi in the leaf litter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4068r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: These white finger-like fungi may be Clavaria fragilis, commonly known as fairy fingers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4108r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: A purple-ish fungi amongst pine needles by the edge of the woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1-600x401.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Park-Hall-CP-PLGM-F25_4159r1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Park Hall CP: This one I am confident enough to say it is fly agaric<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I have never seen so many different fungi in such a small area. Next year I may join one of the Fungi Forays in this area&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a #imagedump of those photos I took of fungi on the day:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi-600x371.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi-600x371.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/imagedump-20251030-park-hall-cp-fungi.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">#imagedump of photos taken on the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On our second visit to Park Hall CP, in one part of the woods there were many different fungi showing their fruiting bodies. When I take photographs of something small like fungi I like to show the context of where it is growing. Here are a few of the photos I took. All these were &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/?p=10445\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Park Hall Country Park \u2013 Visit 2: Fungi&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,19,26,68,24,3,87,94,147,151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autumn-fall","category-close-up","category-environment","category-fungi","category-nature","category-photography","category-rural","category-staffordshire","category-travel","category-woodland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10445"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10458,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10445\/revisions\/10458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pmstudios.co.uk\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}