a walk in ulfsbæk forest, Norway

it's been a dry summer so we didn't have high expectations of finding many mushrooms but if we didn't try we definitely would not find any so off we went.

closest to the parking area the forest is mostly spruce but became more beech as we went. the variety of trees and ecological communities makes this forest a popular place for foraging a wide range of mushrooms.

of course there are other things one might be interested in such as this wood sorrel

or just taking photos of what looks interesting

there are large boulders spread around from when this whole area was covered by glaciers but that was ages ago. now many of them look lovely covered in green moss which is surprising considering how little rainfall we have had this year.

and there are fallen trees here and there as well. this one has some fallen leaves somehow glued to it

a nice combination of moss, loose bark and fallen leaves decorate this rotting log

there is more erosion along the path than elsewhere on the forest floor

this part of the forest is mostly norwegian pine. the tall straight trees have no lower branches so it is very easy to walk off the path but no mushrooms anywhere.

a huge boulder all by itself

surrounded by trees

we found some nice wildflowers in an area that is normally somewhat swampy. these are foxglove, a species of digitalis. it's a famous medicinal plant for heat ailments but also very toxic.

some were purple and some white. while there were no mushrooms we were not disappointed. it's so nice to be out in nature with all the sights, sounds and smells

thanks for joining our pleasant walk in the forest