The Pestle Puffball grows upwards with a rounded top like a pestle and is pale coloured when young and matures to brown.
The Pestle Puffball can be found in woods or on waste ground or pasture from late summer to autumn, but the old stem can remain for several months.
Edible when young - according to Phillips
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Pestle Puffball image by munki-boy
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
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