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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Joni Wildman

Hot summer and damp autumn cause UK boom in destructive honey fungus

Honey fungus on tree base covered with ivy and moss
Honey fungus in Bushey Norwood woodland in Bath. Photograph: Joni Wildman

A golden mushroom that grows in clusters and can attack and kill trees has increased by 200% in the UK in a year because of the hot summer and damp autumn.

Recorded sightings of honey fungus are up by almost 200% compared with the same period last year, according to iNaturalist.

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