Foraging and a Couple of Devon Pubs
Sunday 23rd October 2022
The weather forecast predicted fairly heavy rain later in the afternoon, so we tried to fit all our outdoor activities into the morning / early afternoon. So it made sense to stay fairly local to Dad's house, and we decided to go foraging for chestnuts and mushrooms in the woods nearby. A late Sunday lunch at the Ley Arms after that, then a bit later on after the rain stopped Chie and I ventured out for a walk to the Anchor Inn in Cockwood.
Devon October 2022
John's Pictures

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We started off today's foraging endeavours in a lane Dad suggested which is very good for chestnuts.

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Here we all are picking up chestnuts.

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After that came the mushrooms, first a few non-edible specimens...

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Then this little beauty which looked to me like the much prized porcini (boletus edulis) but may have actually been another member of the bolete family.

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Not sure what this was, so left it be.

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Nice colour on this cap.

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Another bolete of some description.

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Erika and another bolete.

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Dad and today's prize specimen. On further research back at Dad's house this might have been a bovine bolete (also called the jersey cow bolete).

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At the edge of the woods where we were foraging there was this spectacular view of the Exe estuary.

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Today's prize specimen and the view.

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Me, Chie and Erika and the view.

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The obelisk near the view point.

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The car park for this area of woodland had a coffee van in it, so we paused here after our foraging endeavours.

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Back at Dad's house, today's haul of assorted boletes.

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Lunch in the Ley Arms.

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Later on, when Chie and I went for a walk to the Anchor at Cockwood.

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Cockwood harbour, a bit before sunset.

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The Anchor Inn.

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Me and Chie outside the Anchor.

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The sun setting over the Anchor Inn.

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Heading back to Dad's house now.

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I woke up in the night and saw the sky had cleared so had a quick go at taking a photo of the stars. I was just holding my phone by hand though so it's not really that great... but you get the idea.