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LOCATION:
Basecamp Loop
DATE FOUND:
Day 1 – 12 August 2023
I found a Peziza (cup fungus) on the ground with moss and leaf litter.
The outer surface was shrivelled and a buff colour; the inside was smooth and honey-yellow.
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0300-Cup-species-Strumpshaw-Fen-12th-08-2023-450x339.webp)
I saw some more on the Day 4 (26 August 2023).
They were cream, some darker or more orange, but all were also shrivelled to some extent.
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0618-Peziza-species-Strumpshaw-Fen-26th-08-2023-450x339.webp)
On the Day 5 (03 September 2023), I found a group of larger, olivaceous buff Peziza.
These were less shrivelled than when I had seen them before, with lighter edges.
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0729-Peziza-species-Strumpshaw-Fen-03rd-09-2023-450x339.webp)
By Day 6 (09 September 2023), they had all shrivelled again.
![](https://www.amcalenan.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0922-Peziza-species-Strumpshaw-Fen-09th-09-2023-450x338.webp)