Autumn fungi flush – birch bolete, Church Hill, Tettenhall

Autumn fungi flush - birch bolete, Church Hill, Tettenhall

At the back of Tettenhall church, a steep ramp and steps lead to the streets behind the Upper Green. At the top of the steps, a block of flats has a large lawn, at perhaps waist level, with some mature trees. Some autumns, this lawn supports various kinds of mushrooms.

Autumn fungi flush - birch bolete, Church Hill, Tettenhall

This is a birch bolete, sometimes called brown birch boletes. It’s one of those fungi which is only found in association with one type of tree: birch in this case, of course.