Otherwise known as Hygrocybe niveus, this slimy, cream-colored ’shroom was found in one of the fields of Lower Moor Farm. In fact, the whole field was covered with these little guys.
I’m not 100% sure it’s a snowy waxcap, but its appearance agrees with images found in other guides, including Rogers Mushrooms and MushroomExpert.com.
The land conditions also fit. Lower Moor Farm is a bit of lowland grass pasture owned by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. According to the National Trust, waxcaps love “permanent grasslands such as sheep grazed uplands and lawns.”
These long established, and sometimes ancient, grasslands are uncommon, many of which have been lost over the last 50 years. As a result, waxcaps have been in decline across Europe since the late 1940s.
They are apparently edible, but not terribly flavorsome.
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