Introductory talk by their President Richard Fortey, followed by three walking groups. Mine expertly led by Richard Fortey. Most of the fungi we found I would have missed, and just walked on by looking for the big “signature” mushrooms.
Grim’s Dyke Wood is part of Lambridge Wood, which lies beside the dual carriage part of the A4130 running up from Henley to Bix. We’ve walked through it a couple of times this last winter.
“Lambridge Wood has been subdivided into about six plots of different sizes. Richard’s four acre triangular plot was named Grim’s Dyke Wood after the ancient monument that passes through the wood. Richard and his wife, Jackie, took ownership of the wood on 4 July, 2011”
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Richard Fortey died in March 2025. His obituary.
“The Wood for the Trees: The Long View of Nature from a Small Wood (2016), told the story of Grim’s Dyke Wood, four acres of beech and bluebell woodland in the Chiltern Hills, which he bought with the proceeds of the TV series. ”
Grim’s Dyke Wood is part of Lambridge Wood, which lies beside the dual carriage part of the A4130 running up from Henley to Bix. We’ve walked through it a couple of times this last winter.
“Lambridge Wood has been subdivided into about six plots of different sizes. Richard’s four acre triangular plot was named Grim’s Dyke Wood after the ancient monument that passes through the wood. Richard and his wife, Jackie, took ownership of the wood on 4 July, 2011”