Ooh, that looks like it could be the newly described G. alboviscidus. @clareblencowe.bsky.social ?

Waxcap 35 - Slender Waxcap (Cuphophyllus radiatus). Similar to Yellowfoot but no yellowing to the more slender stipe and stronger striations in the cap. Quite small and hard to spot.

Waxcap 34 - Fibrous Waxcap (Hygrocybe intermedia). Generally one of the early species. A bit variable in colour but mostly red. Quite a chunky and distinctive species, the cap is very scaly and the stipe is fibrillose.

Waxcap 33 - Nitrous Waxcap (Neohygrocybe nitrata). The name comes from the smell, very strong of swimming pool chlorine. Cap colour varies from grey to nearly black and overall size is also really variable. The stipe is generally a bit chunky. An uncommon species.

Ooh, I've not heard of this. Thanks for sharing, I'll keep an eye out!

Waxcap 32 - Blackening Waxcap (Hygrocybe conica s.l). A poorly understood species complex. A few are described and recognisable in the field. The 'typical' looking ones shown are currently all recorded as conica. Starts orange/yellow and conical, rapidly blackening, the cap upturning and splitting.

I'm aiming for 45 if the rest of the season goes well 🤞🏻 I've been to a lot of really special sites this year.
Wow, 33 is amazing!
I was lucky enough to visit Ireland's best known site a few days ago and there's 36 known species there!

I find they vary so sometimes need a chew. But hard to get the taste out afterwards!

Exploring some really fabulous grasslands in Ireland at the moment. Particularly stunned by the abundance of splendidissma and nitrata at some sites! Colemannianus is also pretty abundant as many of the grasslands are on limestone.

Amazing stuff! Didn't know we had it so close. You able to share details of the location? (One I've not met up with this year).

Waxcap 31 - Butter Waxcap (Hygrocybe ceracea). Similar to Golden can be yellow to orange and variable in size. However, Butter typically has an eye and striations on the cap. The key feature to separate from Golden is the gill attachment.

Waxcap 30 - Butterscotch Waxcap (Gliophorus europerplexus) 😍 Previously in the perplexus agg. A browny beige species. Chunkier and less viscid than sciophanus. Different colours to Parrot or Jubilee. Incredibly rare.

Interesting, possibly neomarchii?

Waxcap 29 - Honey Waxcap (Hygrocybe reidii). A common orange species, the cap usually has a pale yellow and crenulated edge. When crushed the stipe has a slightly sweet smell. The cap often fades a silvery cracked texture and can look as if squamulose.

Waxcap 28 - Limestone Waxcap (Hygrocybe calciphila). A small orange species with a finely squamulose cap. Only found on calcareous substrates. All the small squamulose species are better confirmed with microscopy.

Waxcap 27 - Spangle Waxcap (Hygrocybe insipda). A pretty variable species but has an eye and strong striations on the cap, usually alternating red and yellow towards the cap edge. Stipe is wet and often red above. Lack of taste separates from Bitter and stem being wet rather sticky from Glutinous.

As Rob says. Likely splendidissma with that large contorted and sometimes ridged stipe. When crushed stipe smells a bit sweet and cap is dry. Different fill attachment to coccinea also

Stipes don't look right for coccinea to me. Definitely greasy cap and not wet from rain? Looks like one of the exciting reds!

Waxcap 26 - Grey Waxcap (Cuphophyllus lacmus). A beautiful and uncommon species. The decurrent gills are a smoky grey and the cap a very stunning lilac grey. The cap often has some striations.

Waxcap 25 - Bitter Waxcap (Hygrocybe mucronella). Like a larger redder Spangle. The cap is extremely bitter tasting, sometimes chewing a bit is necessary to get the taste but usually just touching the cap with your tongue is enough!

Waxcap 24 - Snowy Waxcap (Cuphophyllus virgineus). Our commonest white species. Very variable and multiple named forms but always with strongly decurrent gills and no obvious smell.

Waxcap 23 - Splendid Waxcap (Hygrocybe splendidissma). Probably the most exciting of the big reds. Stipe is chunky and often contorted, can be red or yellow. The dry cap is probably the best feature but this can be difficult to tell in wet weather.

Waxcap 22 - Garlic Waxcap (Hygrocybe helobia). A small red squamulose species. Usually quite early fruiting. Microscopy generally needed for certainty on these as a few similar species. Has a supposed garlic smell.

2/11/25 Cumbria - Superficially resembling a Ballerina #Waxcap until you check the stipe and underside, the Jubilee Waxcap (Gliophorus reginae) is another rare #fungus with a good deal of charm, though this one is particularly scarce #fungi

Waxcap 21 - Oily Waxcap (Hygrocybe quieta). Often a chunky thing, cap orange or yellow but usually faded to a pallid shiny yellow. Gills salmon pink or orange and with a strong smell of an oily rag. Stipe is orange, chunky and often contorted.

Agree completely!

Waxcap 20 - Jubilee Waxcap (Gliophorus reginae). One of our rarest species and an absolute stunner 😍 Only named in 2012 and from a British specimen, the name comes from it then being the Jubilee. Colours differ from Parrot and gill attachment from Heath. Only in our best unimproved grasslands.

Waxcap 19 - Cedarwood Waxcap (Cuphophyllus russocoriaceus). A small buff species with decurrent gills. Difficult to separate from buff forms of Snowy, however this species has a strong and pleasant smell. It's described as smelling like pencil shavings or russian leather.

Whoops, missed one. So for Waxcap 17 here's a special one!
Dingy Waxcap (Neohygrocybe ingrata).
A chunky brown/grey species. Has a faint chemical smell and bruises slightly pink. Cap and stipe are dry and the stipe can be pretty bulbous.

Definitely noticed the same near me (Merseyside), but at this site in Derbyshire there were thousands of them!