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General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: ranunculus on October 18, 2008, 10:11:26 PM
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Another visit to Tandle Hill Country Park (at Royton - between Rochdale and Oldham, Lancashire) and another thirty plus images captured during an hour of sunshine on an otherwise rainy Saturday...
Should you wish to see many more images from this autumnal location then please visit:-
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=966.0
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Batch Two from Tandle Hill Country Park ...
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Wonderful fungi Cliff ... and all that leafmould!
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Batch Three from Tandle Hill Country Park ...
Nice to roll about in Brian ... if I was still a big kid, of course! :D
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Final batch from Tandle Hill ...
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These are astounding pictures Cliff, really superb. I love this place. If I get back to the UK it will have to be in autumn and you will take me there. The fungi are truly beautiful and I wish I knew more about them. I'll have to get a couple of books. Many, many thanks.
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Cliff,
Better be careful..... your stereotypes are showing. :o I think it confirms the talk about the UK being murky and rainy all the time, when the autumn colour is pictures of the fungus growing on the trees!! ;D ;D ;)
That said... FANTASTIC pictures. Absolutely awesome! Would love to have seen those miriads of mushies in person. Truly beautiful, as your pictures always are. Thank you!! 8)
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What terrific pics Cliff.
Much appreciated.
John.
p.s. How many are edible???????
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Hi J.D.,
Many thanks for the kind comments. Unfortunately I know little about these beautiful fungi - I just love capturing them on my memory cards.
I'm not sure I could be tempted to eat them anyway ... this is very much dog walking terrain!
Cheers,
Cliff
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You did it again Cliff ! :o
Awesome series of pictures of a wonderful place !!!
I'm normally not an Autumn fan - but this kind of superb images could make me one...
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Cliff
Another wonderful selection of shots from a beautiful place.
Do you think this year's generally awful weather has led to an explosion of fungi? or were they just as good last year?
To my knowledge our local wood only contains a 13th Century Church
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Cliff
Do you think this year's generally awful weather has led to an explosion of fungi? or were they just as good last year?
Hi Arthur,
You are very kind sir.
To answer your question - I was not as impressed by the quantity or the diversity of species this autumn, but the ones that did appear were very well-proportioned.
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To my knowledge our local wood only contains a 13th Century Church
Only!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bet there's something outside it and most likely lots inside it that are worth photographing Arthur.
Great set of pics Cliff, of your usual high standard.
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Sorry folks ... the sun came out after days of wind and rain ... so I made my final visit to Tandle Hill for 2008 (for life please, say the fellow forumists). The recent gales have stripped the trees of much of their colour and the leafmould was boggy and treacherous. I didn't get an image of my boots and trouser bottoms at the end of the two hour wander.
The fungi were quite profuse so the camera came out again ... I will try to limit the posting to 40 images.
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Batch Two from Tandle Hill ...
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Batch Three from Tandle Hill ...
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Batch Four from Tandle Hill ...
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Final batch from Tandle Hill ...
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Magnificent Cliff - i just love those trees, leaves, blue sky and sunshine. Am allergic to mushrooms though.
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Cliff
You can never post too many for this Forumist. You have such an eye for the good shot, I fear my good ones are more by luck than planning.
Never worry about posting too many when they are of this quality.
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You can't give us too many of this magical place Cliff. I love every one. Last for the autumn but will you return please in the spring when the new, tender leaves are starting on the beeches?
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I'm lost for words Cliff ! :o
"Amazing" shots is all what springs to mind... 8)
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Fabulous light, Cliff, and beautifully captured. "Tandle 8" is particularly beautiful, I think; a great photograph.
Isn't the tree trunk in "Tandle 7" amazing, a beech?
Great show, Paddy
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Superb and very artistic (as usual) Cliff thanks. Last of the summer wine eh
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Last of the summer wine eh
Compo is my middle name, Ian! :)
Many thanks for all the kind comments folks!
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Autumn 2009 sees yet another brief visit to Tandle Hill country park near Oldham ... a sunny Monday afternoon in October (12th) provided the following images ...
Tandle Hill country park and fungi
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Next batch ... more to follow shortly.
Tandle Hill country park and fungi
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Very good use made of a sunny Monday, Cliff ..... particularly from the perspective of a soggy Tuesday! :P
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Fantastic pics yet again, Cliff. Stunning!! 8)
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I have been yearning for autumn colour in the British countryside and have only just found it all here - thanks Cliff for magnificent photos in which to walk and admire this my favourite Season for recharging the soul before winter :) :) :)
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Many thanks folks ... your kind comments are much appreciated. Robin - did you notice the link to this topic as well?
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=966.0
More images to follow this morning.
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OOOO Cliff, thanks for the link that's great! Off for another Autumn foray with a cappuccino to keep me warm ;D
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Another wonderful set Cliff !!
Great play of sun and shadows !!!
Thanks for showing.
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Thanks once again, Luc. We missed your presence at the Conference - Luit had ordered three bottles of wine for you! :D
Two final batches from Monday's brief walk in Tandle Hill country park ...
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK AND FUNGI
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... And the final batch ...
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK AND FUNGI
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Cliff,
Glorious!! Is that mushroom in the second set really that pink? Or is it an effect of the light?
And as to the bottles of wine..... I'm sure you and Luit managed to drink them all in honour the the Luc that wasn't present at the time? ??? :P
Great pics, Thanks.
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Many thanks Paul,
The pinky-purple mushroom really is that colour and is quite common under beech. Glad you are enjoying the stroll!
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Thanks once again, Luc. We missed your presence at the Conference - Luit had ordered three bottles of wine for you! :D
That's exactly the point Cliff... only 3 bottles... :-\ ::) :-X
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Thanks so much Cliff for another walk in this magical place. Both tree and fungus pictures are marvellous and have me feeling slightly damp and chilly instead of looking to summer. (Well it IS damp and chilly here, so that's not surprising. :))
Maybe T3 is the back view of a white mouse?
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cliff,
marvelous autumn color, masterfully photographs!
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Once again, my thanks to you all.
Another very brief walk this dull afternoon - this time just three hundred metres down the road to Healey Dell nature reserve ... a few images captured in passing ...
Healey Dell nature reserve and fungi
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Healey Dell nature reserve and fungi
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Beautiful Cliff, did you manage toget there on your own or were you pushing a buggy?
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I flew solo, Shelagh ... Ollie will probably demand a buggy ride tomorrow! :D
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This topic isn't proving too popular lately ... thought it might mushroom? :D
Another short walk this morning, this time into Crompton Woods, near Newhey.
Thickly planted, these trees permit little light (or precipitation) and the forest floor was tinder dry in places. Where lumber had been removed the mosses and grasses had invaded and the ground was sodden and distinctly boggy. Different fungi thrived in each of these habitats.
CROMPTON WOODS
FUNGI
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Final batch from Crompton Woods.
I particularly like the blade of grass on CW 16. :)
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Remember, Readers, make a left mouse click on the photos to enlarge them.....
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More wonders of nature Cliff !!
Thanks...
by the way, are there any Mexicans under these sombreros on CW 17 ? :-\ ;D
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Cliff, are you lying down on the woodland floor to get shots of some of these fungi :o
They are altogether fascinating and so diverse - none of yours look as if they have been sampled - are they all poisonous I wonder ::)
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by the way, are there any Mexicans under these sombreros on CW 17 ? :-\ ;D
Grin ... go! :D
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Cliff, in CW 1 and 2 what is that on the ground? You mentioned lumber being removed and I thought this looked like sawdust, but not so thick and even as that. The trees are so thick they don't leave mush room for anything else. I thought I saw a chantarelle in there somewhere?
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Hi Lesley,
The ground cover was a very pale (almost bleached fawny-grey) pine needle duff - extremely dry, in smooth but undulating flows. I have never seen such a strange effect - almost unreal and totally unexpected. Your suggestion of sawdust is as close as possible to the reality. The trees were obviously planted in the parallel trench and mound fashion, but this duff had accumulated everywhere. Obviously the use of flash in such a shady situation created an even more surreal result.
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Just awful to make a small joke, even a tiny one, and no-one notices it. :-[
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Just awful to make a small joke, even a tiny one, and no-one notices it. :-[
My parents were ALWAYS saying that, Lesley! :D
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Just awful to make a small joke, even a tiny one, and no-one notices it. :-[
I noticed it but thought it was exclusively for Cliff ;D
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You're no joke, Cliff. ;D
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I LOVED it , Lesley.... I'm having the same trouble elsewhere.... I think it must be the damp. :P
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Well my old man's a dustman, you know. :)
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Final visit to Tandle Hill for 2009 ... it's 12th November and some of the fungi are just reaching their peak.
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK & FUNGI
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Terrific, Cliff.... I have made a post in the Fabulous Fungi pages to direct attention to these handsome fungi. They are very photogenic are they not?
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Cliff, this set of images is truly magnificent in composition - I keep thinking of tapestry - the colours are so remarkable and diverse and the second photo looks to me like the image of a pink skeletal hand 8) Each photo has a character all of its own, congratulations once more ;)
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Many thanks Maggi for the extra link.
Robin, your lovely comments make any small effort more than worthwhile ... my thanks once again.
More images to follow this evening.
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This topic isn't proving too popular lately ... thought it might mushroom? :D
Another short walk this morning, this time into Crompton Woods, near Newhey.
Thickly planted, these trees permit little light (or precipitation) and the forest floor was tinder dry in places. Where lumber had been removed the mosses and grasses had invaded and the ground was sodden and distinctly boggy. Different fungi thrived in each of these habitats.
CROMPTON WOODS
FUNGI
beautiful thread overall, cliff!
i'm trying to understand the first couple of shots here of crompton--what is on the ground--sand? i cant tell what i am seeing...
nevermind, i got to your answer to lesley--pine duff, unbelievable!
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Glad you got sorted, Cohan ... thanks for your welcome remarks.
Some more images captured today at Tandle Hill ...
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK & FUNGI
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Some more images captured today at Tandle Hill ...
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK & FUNGI
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Gorgeous pictures Cliff !!
All little works of art - the fungi as well as the photographs !!
Thanks for showing !
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Doesn't T29 look just like a slumbering pre-historic monster with a garland round it's neck. Or should I lay off the red wine ;D
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Stick to the Australian red stuff that comes in cans David. That won't give you any kind of high or hallucination at all. More likely a belly ache. ???
Cliff, these are magnificent pictures, Incredible that so many different kinds are in so small a space (relatively). We're very thankful for you keen eye and skills with the camera.
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Thank you kindly ... I only press the button. :D
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Just a few more from my hour or so in Tandle Hill Country Park - I might find a few more later and I may visit the park again if we get some snow!
TANDLE HILL COUNTRY PARK & FUNGI
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It is amazing how trees take on such a different personality without their leaves - the way they inhabit their own space growing in a unique way is so cleverly shown in your photos, Cliff - I find these end of year shots at Tandle Hill a lovely closure to the year, before the snow :)
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What a lot of 'rotting' pictures Cliff! ;D
Fabulous!
What time were you up to get that light?
JohnnyD
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Thanks again everyone ... the images were captured from 11am onwards, John.
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Ranunculus, your pictures are amazing 8), I love the pictures of the trees cant wait to see the trunks and branches with snow cover. Do you get much snow down there.
It must be lovely to stroll through the trees it looks so peaceful there.
Angie :)
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Cliff
I am in awe - our local wood could never look as good, even if I had your eye for a good picture.
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I've been giving this some thought.... first time for everything, as they say ::).........
I think I have finally realised what is so different about this wood.... there is NO rubbish lying around!
Not even in wide or distant shots.... and I don't suppose Cliif has time to do housework ( or woodwork! tee Hee!) before he frames his photos, so I am left with the conclusion that the woods are just much cleaner than those I know round here..... nicer locals who don't litter? An efficient "ranger" cleaning up? Whatever the reason, it is a very lovely place!
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Many thanks folks!
Hi Maggi,
I would love to be able to confirm that Tandle Hill is a litter free zone but, like everywhere in 'Beautiful Britain' today, the vandals, litter louts and dog-do-dumpers rule. There are any number of pockets of woodland complete with drinking dens, rope swings, bottle banks and desecrated trees, but these are usually quite near to the tarmac paths that criss-cross the park (vandals can't be expected to walk far). I usually head off into the less frequented areas where the only desecration is from wind-blown crisp packets, dirty dog walkers and the occasional remains of a bonfire or some discarded clothing (!). Hordes of children use the park as mother and toddler groups hold treasure-hunts and picnics there. I have never actually seen a ranger or litter pickers, but the main paths are kept (in comparison to other public areas) pretty clean. The park is very close to the main road from Rochdale to Oldham and is in quite a built-up area, but is approached by a wide tree-lined avenue of larger residences. I do enjoy my visits to this haven of tranquility and I am always rather pleased that many of the locals remain totally unaware of it's existence.
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Cliff, just found this all the beautiful pictures of the last week(s) due to the very bad weather today here, which kept me inside and gave the opportunity to try to catch up with some threads on the Forum.
Such clean woods are rare here too and for sure not in the area where I live.
The only wood I see these days is a pile of wood which has to get chopped for the coming winter… ::) ::) (see picture of last week)
So it’s a joy to look at your magnificent pictures on a day like this.
Thanks for showing!
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Luit, David, Lori and Roma........ I've moved the colour plate puzzle to the Puzzles page!
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3289.660