Little brown jobs …
There were just fourteen records for Cortinarius pratensis listed on the FRDBI database [February, 2018]. The attached specimens were located in a West Sussex sand dune system during a detailed search of the area in December 2017. My thanks to Nick Aplin of the Sussex Fungus Group for confirming identification. It’s a fairly nondescript brown toadstool but certainly one to look out for if you enjoy little brown jobs …
References:
Edwards, A. and Leech, T. (2017). Evidence for an interesting association between Cortinarius pratensis (Section Dermocybe) and Sand Sedge, Carex arenaria. Field Mycology, 18(3), pp. 78-81.
https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/BMSSYS0000005104 [Accessed, 23rd November 2025].