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Horse Hoof fungus is quite common in Birch woodlands around here so if you have any Birch woodland near you, it ought to be there. I look for trees where the top has broken off; like this one, [/IMG] It' quite a distinctive feature of trees attacked by the fungus in my experience...

JemSeeley found a similar looking fungus recently which is either Artists Fungus or Southern Brachet fungus, and it performs fantastically well without any prep. Unlike Horse Hoof fungus, the whole of the inside of this one is similar in texture to the amadou layer of fomus and easily takes a...

Any good? [/IMG]

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) Leaf tea is a good one and of course Pine needle tea.

Glad to be of help my friend :D

Collect some of that fallen trunk as well mate as once it's been attacked by the fungus, I find the wood is good for bow-drill hearths ;) You can also dry the decaying bits of fungus and then light them and use them as insect repellent around your camp.

What material have you used for the stitching?

Well done mate :You_Rock_ This is a really good read. One tip from me........ Don't discard the spore tube section of false tinder fungus. Cut it into thin sections, scrape the surface as you would Birch Bark and then spark onto it. It burns very well and quite slowly. [/IMG]

Doesn't look quite right for Collared Earthstar mate :confused: Why not mail your picture to Jonny at http://www.fenfungi.com/ and see what he thinks ;)

Nice Work Jon :)

I was surprised at the amount of Wood Sorrel at the Achray site a couple of weeks ago.

Roll them between your thumb and forefinger first to remove the stings;) I've found that this will only works well in spring when the leaves are young.

It has a sweet citrusy, nettle flavour. The after taste is similar (but not as strong) to eating nettle leaves.

I had a bottle of this stuff as a Christmas present and it's really good stuff ;) http://www.thorncroftdrinks.co.uk/recipe_nettle.htm The site also includes recipes so you can make it yourself :)

Are you free next Saturday or Sunday for a one day meet up? We could do some shelter building :)

So when do we get to see some results from your new camera mate :confused:

:nono: That would be a bit too easy Leon. I will leave people to suggest other materials you could use.

To those of you who braved the rain, sleet, snow and gales and turned up :rolleyes: it was good to meet you :You_Rock_ Warthog1981 you are a great host ;) BTW while sitting in Patrick's kitchen last night enjoying a curry, we did think of you out there..........briefly :p Here's Fast...

Indeed it is! :)

http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/stories/jokkmokk/sjm0005-16.htm ;)