Amethyst deceiver

The floor of Burley Old is carpeted in Amethyst Deceivers (Laccaria amethystina), an interesting little edible, not particularly flavoursome though a fun addition to a soup or such if you want to cause a raised eyebrow in those not in the know...little purple mushrooms, not what you expect in your dinner. A word of caution though, although edible and non toxic in themselves, some sources suggest that if there's arsenic in the soil, Deceivers can build up high concentrations of it. So, maybe best avoided...unless you've a soil testing kit to hand.