Fuzzle (fa’zule) vb. The act of looking for Fungi in light rain (drizzle).
It’s been damp lately but still mild, ideal autumnal conditions for fungi, or rather the fruiting bodies of underground mycelium.
Exmoor with its overgrown and decaying beech hedgerows and bogs, is the ideal hunting ground for photographers with an eye for these beautiful but fleeting ‘umbrellas’ of autumn joy.
Despite the weather it’s been nice to see some new faces on the moor with many young people fuzzling around in the mud.
Overcast.
They are out, fat and flaunting it.
Beech hedges are a legacy of the John Knight, who bought Exmoor from the King in 1818.
Lots of shrooms.
The beech tree specialist; porcelain fungus.
Also known as ‘slimy cap’.
and sometimes as poached egg fungus…
Exmoor rusty nail (for Lawton).
Plenty of
in various stages of decay.
Nailed it.
Root sculpture.
For some reason I had the botanist, David Bellamy’s voice in my head, while taking these photos. Mostly because to get the angle you need to be in the mud! ( He sadly left us in 2019 but his energetic TV presenting style was a major environmental influence to me in the 70’s/ 80’s).
Aside from the microscopic fungi details, the big skies on Exmoor are still as massive as ever.
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For the nerdy: I used the TTArtisan 100mm f2.8 MACRO lens for the fungi shots, it’s a manual focus lens but if you are comfortable with this, it is budget priced lens with quality build and outstanding sharpness.
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Posted on October 12, 2026
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