A forum for ALL people interested in fungi who foray in the London area. Professional or amateur, mad-keen microscope-wielder or once-a-year "can I eat it?" wanderer, everybody is welcome to share discoveries, ask questions, publicise forays and courses, or just make contact with like-minded enthusiasts.

"In his article [Dec. 1881] Phillips wrote 'The study of fungi is admitted on all hands to be one of considerable difficulty, especially when pursued by anyone alone and unaided'. Nothing has changed since. We won't get far in the recording of Britain's mycological biodiversity if we all try to go it alone." Alick Henrici, Notes and Records, Field Mycology vol.6(3) July 2005 p.101

The photo is of ... well, what is it? It could be a mould, it could be some freaky mycelial growth, it could be a fungus well-known above ground that has taken on a strange growth form underground in the absence of light. That's the key here, because this photograph was taken in one of the labyrinth of sewers beneath our feet here in London, capturing something from the more extreme shores of the huge fungal kingdom. Or does it?

Entitled 'Trollhair' and taken by 'Sub-Urban John Doe' it's a wonderful shot of something decidedly unusual. Please enjoy it for its aesthetic value alone - even if it's not fungal! But if you do know what it is, please get in touch. We'd love to know.