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15 Aug 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
My recent walks through the park have yielded many natural surprises, specifically several mycological discoveries. I'm referring to several species of mushrooms I've never encountered before in Silesian Park. I think that the presence of rare...
27 Jun 2026 1 minute read 2 comments madventure
There are many mushrooms in the forest in some regions, but few in others. And a weak fungal infestation of the forest is visible on individual individuals, which are gnawed by forest rodents, mammals and others. When there is an abundance, the mus...
3 Jun 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
The prolonged drought has caused fewer and fewer mushrooms in the forest. Sometimes you can even come across a boletus, but you have to be very lucky, know the area very well and generally look for these mushrooms in places where there is still som...
27 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
Our last camping trip this year in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland resulted in a fairly decent harvest. There was a large variety of both edible and inedible species. I also came across a mushroom that I had never seen before. There was no short...
26 Jan 2026 1 minute read 1 comment madventure
Autumn is in full swing, so more and more tree mushrooms are appearing in the forests. There is no shortage of edible, medicinal, or just beautiful species among them. One example of a mushroom that is both beautiful and unfortunately harmful, b...
5 Jan 2026 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
We all know that parasitic fungi exist, many people know that there are fungi that parasitize on others, but few people certainly know that fungi can create a triangle. This case is unique not only because of its appearance, because the parasi...
26 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
I have been observing this type of mushroom for many years in the same place. It grows on an old dead willow and it is beautiful to watch its growth, which is visible from day to day. This year, the fruiting bodies of the scale frog appeared onl...
10 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
I must admit that after today's walk in Silesian Park, I was a bit shocked, thanks to a certain type of mushroom. But first things first. I set out for my walk, as usual, well before noon, and of course, I changed my route when I saw the number o...
7 Dec 2025 1 minute read 2 comments madventure
Another rain-loving mushroom, strongly dependent on water. This one is airy, delicate, and beautiful. This is an arboreal species called the Cistus variegatus, which appears only in humid, rainy weather. At first glance it looks a bit like an...
12 Oct 2025 1 minute read 0 comments madventure
This perennial species of arboreal fungus is becoming increasingly rare in European forests. The willow bracket, also known as the fire fungus, owes its name to one of its uses. In ancient times, this mushroom was used as kindli...
