CLIMBS ETC

Go to the beech runs near Bix Bottom in the Chilterns and see spooky mushrooms weaving their autumn magic. It's a sure sign that we are well into autumn when these spotty hats stand up through the golden litter of November leaves. They're called Magpie Fungus but to me they could just as well be known as Witch's Hats. Here they are in the damp days after Halloween and Guy Fawkes, huddled in little groups, quietly cackling in the shadows, hidden under protective branches of be