Walking Around Descartes

 On Thursday 10 November Joel led a 10 kilometre walk around Descartes.

The attractive park on the river in Descartes.

The barrage on the Creuse River at the papermill was lowered last year, allowing to river to flow more naturally and completely changing the character of the river. There was considerable public opposition, but from a nature conservation point of view it was the right thing to do.

Big Sheath Mushroom Volvopluteus glioicephalus (Fr. Volvaire gluante). You can see the volva (like a sheath at the bottom of the stem) that give this species its name.

Scarletina Bolete Neoboletus luridiformis (Fr. Bolet à pied rouge), showing the important diagnostic character of no red layer between the flesh of the cap and the tubes.

White Saddle Mushroom Helvella crispa (Fr. Helvelle crépue). This was a new species in its natural habitat for me.