Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

Parked the car at the small village of Dores at the eastern end of Loch Ness and walked along the stony beach. Looked down the loch towards Fort Augustus right at the other end of the loch and the towering mountains in the distance. Although it was overcast it was quite mild and just perfect for a stroll. Followed the rough track from the beach into Torr Woods and enjoyed a relaxing walk, looking, listening and smelling the lovely smells that only woods offer. Ray strode ahead as I ambled along but we were both intent on finding fungi. We had some appear in our garden and, although it was earlier than normal, we thought we might find some more interesting species under the trees in the woods. Found alot of rather dull flat brownish varieties and this clump of eerie white mushrooms. Eventually, in a darker part of the woods, we did discover this colourful species, although it looks like something had discovered it first and taken a bite out of it. Will come back soon for another walk and see if any more species of fungi appear.