Keep posting! You found one of the UK’s most easily recognisable and, arguably, visually stunning mushrooms. Eaten by berserkers before running into battle, possibly for their rageful effects but equally possibly to give them an excuse for shitting their pants.
Thanks a lot, this was found in the grounds of the RSPB head office near where I live. They have a big estate. If there's any good reference books I'm all ears, I've heard good reports about Roger Phillips - Mushrooms.
And there I was thinking posting here would encourage me. Yeah will definitely do a lot of reading before eating anything. Thanks.