Wildlife at Moors ValleyBack to planning your visit Take a walk
at Moors Valley during the full throes of autumn and you can
admire the fascinating array of fungi on show. A damp autumn
brings on many wonderful mushrooms and toadstools. These are the
fruiting bodies of the fungi that are present all year round
under the soil or tree bark, made up of metres and metres of
tiny filaments. Fungi play an incredibly important role in
breaking down organic material like dead leaves and animals and
recycling it. They also form very intimate links with the roots
of all plants. The fungi help the plants access nutrients and in
return the fungus gets a place to grow. The mushrooms and
toadstools appear above ground to allow the fungi to spread
their spores. They can be found all over Moors Valley; amongst
the grass and path edges on rotting wood and healthy trees.
Different species of fungi can be incredibly difficult to tell
apart. There are however a few species which are quite
unmistakeable. One noticeable and well k