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Yeah, it was great! saw a big family of deer, don't know how many there were. boooooooootiful

I'm going to kingley vale tommorrow (for the Yew forest primarily), looking forward to it. I imagine quite a few of you have been? I'm taking a camera so if anyone would like to see photos just say. Rich

Yeah, Trametes versicolor/Turkey Tail (what I know it as) certainly sprang to mind when I saw the first picture. The second picture does look sort of puffball-esque. Can you make out any bumps on the cap? I've seen a puffball with a bumpy almost spikey head/cap on it before, haven't managed...

thats not far from me. whereabouts was the camp? sounds like fun :)

No-one owns land neither here nor there, how can using natures gifts be an offence to anyone other than those who dillude themselves into thinking they are separate from it (being nature).

thanks for the replies and toddy i love your signature quote rich

I've read you can use the bulbs of bluebells as glue, apparently they used them for bookbinding in the past. I tried this and it gummed quite well but it didnt dry to strong. All i did was pinch the top of the bulb and smear the sap/pulp on. Am I missing out a vital part of the process or...

Excellent thanks for the replies!

Anybody got any good methods of making torches? The best i've tried is consetina'd birch bark/cherrybark (a good strip or two from a dead tree) pinched in the split end of a stick with a good blob of pine resin in. Burns for about 5-7 minutes. Rich

Great thanks!

Does anyone know if theres any truth in Crampballs being used in aid of cramps? Apparently theres a folk story that you'd put them down your pants and they'd help... I don't know about that one but would it be effective in a tincture or a drink? I've tried to research on the subject but theres...

Has anyone ever eaten it? I found a haven for them today and I read in a book on medicinal mushrooms that theyre quite tasty at a young age, if a little bitter. Anyone?