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Velvet shanks, lightly frosted, from above and below

Velvet shanks, below

Velvet shank mushrooms growing on a fallen tree trunk opposite the Wildside Activity Centre. Because they were growing right by the towpath, it was easy to get pictures looking upwards at the base of their caps, showing the gills and the stems with the velvet-appearing surface which gives the species its name.

Velvet shanks, above