Monoprinting Beech leaves in white today as part of my focus for the newsletter this month on the Blackbird and Beech Trees. One of my local woodlands has a beautiful stretch of Beech trees, at this time of year they are a bright fresh lime green, they mellow during the summer and could be considered at their most spectacular in Autumn when the leaves turn to vibrant rust and burnt sienna carpeting the woodland floor. The beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), often referred to as the “queen of British t

Top 5 Mushrooms to find in a Beech Woodland This Autumn Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) are giants of the forest—smooth grey trunks, coppery autumn leaves, and deep shade that creates a perfect home for fungi. Many of these mushrooms form mycorrhizal relationships with the beech roots—the trees feed the fungi sugars made from sunlight, and the fungi return the favour by helping the trees absorb water and minerals—a secret underground alliance millions of years in the making. Here are five of the m

Buk zwyczajny (Fagus sylvatica) - jadalne orzeszki po uprażeniu #natura #zioła | Źródła Natury - według Chmielewskiego