Bay Bolete

The Bay Bolete (Boletus badius) often known as the lesser or poor relation to the Cep, though that's unfair really as it's just as valuable a mushroom resource as the mighty Cep....well, nearly. Usually found associated more with coniferous woodland, it will also be found in similar areas as Ceps, tucked in amongst the ferns or as the with the one in the photo poking through moss.  The cap can be various shades of brown and will become slimy to the touch when wet, the stem too is brown and much thinner and straighter than a Cep's; it's the tubes and pores which help identify it though, yellowish, quickly turning grey/green/bluish when bruised. As with Ceps the smaller young mushrooms are best for eating, whilst the larger older examples are excellent for drying. You don't have to, but I usually remove the tubes before eating or drying if they've become too bruised. Another Bolete that's well worth hunting out.