{"id":789,"date":"2011-04-25T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T11:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/?p=789"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:19","slug":"beamish-town-and-durham-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2011\/04\/beamish-town-and-durham-botanical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Beamish Town and Durham Botanical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some short sets from mid-to-late February<\/p>\n

\"BeamishTram\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Tram at the Beamish<\/a> open-air museum just north-west of Chester-le-Street.\u00a0 The museum has recently created a “pass” entrance, valid for a year, which is ideal for repeat visits from locals – the site is rather too large for one visit.\u00a0 This first set of pictures is from the Town area [54 53 22 N, 1 39 38 W], which is set in 1913.<\/p>\n

\"BeamishGarage2\"<\/a> \"BeamishGarage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The garage, complete with (literal) show room.<\/p>\n

\"BeamishCottage\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Kitchen from a house in Ravensworth Terrace – housing for professionals, “relocated” from Gateshead.\u00a0 Look carefully in the mirror and you can spot the picture taker!<\/p>\n

\"BeamishHorsey\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Office of a “jobmaster” in the stables area.<\/p>\n

\"BeamishMasonsLodge\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The slightly creepy hall of the Masonic Lodge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"WhittonHoof\"<\/a> \"WhittonFungus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A couple of interesting fungi pictures spotted at the Low Barns nature reserve<\/a> [54 40 40 N, 1 45 7 W] just outside the charming village of Witton-le-Wear<\/a>.\u00a0 (L) the unmistakeable Hoof fungus<\/a> (Fomes fomentarius<\/em>) – also known as the tinder fungus<\/a>.\u00a0 (R) Possibly the (inedible) Soft Slipper fungus (Crepidotus mollis<\/em><\/a>), but possibly the (edible) oyster mushroom<\/a> (Pleurotus ostreatus<\/em>) given that this was February.<\/p>\n

\"DurhamBotanicsTrees3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"DurhamBotanicsTrees2\"<\/a> \"DurhamBotanicsTrees\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Pictures from Durham University’s Botanic Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"DurhamBotanicsConk\"<\/a> \"DurhamBotanicsConk2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A dead tree being digested by Ganoderma applanatum<\/em><\/a>, which apparently and rather oddly can be put to use a drawing medium, hence the alternative name the “Artist’s conk”.<\/p>\n

\"DurhamVelvetShank\"<\/a> \"DurhamVelvetShank2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Most likely to be the supposedly edible (but not terribly appealing) Velvet Shank fungus<\/a> (Flammulina velutipes<\/em>), spotted on a fallen tree on the river banks.<\/p>\n

\"MiscJelly<\/a><\/p>\n

Probably a purple jelly fungus, spotted from canal banks near Bradford (early Feb).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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