Two minutes of peace with the fungi of Woods Mill

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, 15 October 2025
Two minutes of peace with the fungi of Woods Mill
@ Amy King

Across the county all manner of fungal fruiting bodies are springing up, and it's unfailingly magical. 

Young Sussex-based photographer and filmmaker Amy King has captured some of that magic in this beautiful short film.   

Made at our Woods Mill Nature Reserve near Henfield, Amy's film shows some of the extraordinary forms that mushrooms take, and the ingenious ways they disperse their spores.

Narration is by fungi expert Clare Blencowe, whose voice combines with the forest footage and music to make this a wonderfully peaceful watch. 

Find out more about Amy's wildlife filmmaking in this Behind the Lens interview and watch Conservation: The Next Generation. 

Want to see more of the fungi being found across Sussex right now? Join the Sussex Wildlife Trust Nature Table group on Facebook.

Filming inkcaps up close at Woods Mill © Amy King
Filming inkcaps up close at Woods Mill © Amy King


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  • Lance LAU:

    thank you the film is great

    15 Oct 2025 10:59:00

  • Tim Bayne:

    Beautiful video.
    Expertly narrated.

    15 Oct 2025 11:04:00

  • Paul:

    A lovely film. Informative too!

    15 Oct 2025 11:12:00

  • Priscilla Page:

    I enjoyed this, thanks to all who had a hand in making it.

    15 Oct 2025 11:34:00

  • Marta JMWright:

    Thanks for sharing,the film is beautifully done.
    Congratulations

    15 Oct 2025 11:43:00

  • Debbie L:

    Wonderful fungi film – Thankyou for taking the care & time to do this & share it 🙂

    15 Oct 2025 11:46:00

  • Sally Smallman:

    That was such a beautiful and interesting short film. I look forward to others! Thank you!

    15 Oct 2025 12:09:00

  • Penny:

    Very interesting little film about fungi, thanks, Amy

    15 Oct 2025 12:56:00

  • Jan Osborne:

    Thank you to Amy and Claire – it was very peaceful!

    15 Oct 2025 13:13:00

  • Tina Glover:

    Great film and really has opened my eyes to the wonders of fungi and just how magical they are so thank you for showing this

    15 Oct 2025 13:14:00

  • peter avery:

    very relaxing to watch this clip

    15 Oct 2025 13:14:00

  • Janice:

    Wonderful and informative video. Thank you.

    15 Oct 2025 13:26:00

  • ANNE II:

    I liked this short film, and the way the rain spread the spores of the fungi further away.

    15 Oct 2025 13:43:00

  • Lorna:

    Congratulations, a wonderful, interesting and restful two minutes. More please

    15 Oct 2025 14:42:00

  • Felicity Lloyd:

    A lovely piece of work. Well done, everybody. More, please.

    15 Oct 2025 14:58:00

  • Helen Fallwickl:

    Really enjoyed the film. Interesting and informative. I could have watched for a further 30 minutes or more.

    15 Oct 2025 15:04:00

  • Remi:

    Beautiful! When will the full documentary be released!?

    15 Oct 2025 15:13:00

  • Jane Radford:

    Really enjoyed time out watching this short looking forward to more

    15 Oct 2025 16:18:00

  • Ianto:

    Loved it!

    15 Oct 2025 16:53:00

  • Julia Dance:

    Thank you Amy and Clare. I watched and listened entranced to the last rain drop, then did it again.

    15 Oct 2025 17:10:00

  • Stewart Wigner:

    Very informative and a lovely watch

    15 Oct 2025 18:22:00

  • Jane:

    Brilliant and beautifully narrated and filmed, wish it had been longer so interesting

    15 Oct 2025 18:50:00

  • Astrid Hedwig Ebrey-Henning:

    How wonderful is all life, how endlessly interesting and educational!

    15 Oct 2025 19:05:00

  • Sandie Burnett:

    Lovely filming and such an interesting topic.

    15 Oct 2025 19:17:00

  • Robert Platt:

    Lovely film!

    15 Oct 2025 19:55:00

  • Frances Brook:

    Please do more. Loved this. I’m a teacher and will be sharing it with my class tomorrow. Thank you

    15 Oct 2025 20:11:00

  • Vicky Hewett:

    Lovely, informative film. Thank you for sharing.

    15 Oct 2025 22:34:00

  • Jannette:

    Enjoyed watching this peaceful and interesting 2 minute film.

    16 Oct 2025 05:28:00

  • James M:

    What a great little film. Beautiful photography and great narration.

    16 Oct 2025 07:46:00

  • Tim Bayne:

    Beautiful video.
    Expertly narrated.

    16 Oct 2025 10:05:00

  • Celia Beresford:

    I enjoyed your perfect little film and thought it would be an ideal one for children.

    16 Oct 2025 10:45:00

  • Charlotte Matthews:

    A delightful and informative film. Thank you Amy and Clare.

    16 Oct 2025 11:52:00

  • Ann Angrave:

    Beautiful little film accompanied by very clear and soft narration. Thank you girls.

    16 Oct 2025 15:22:00

  • Ma Bodhiprem:

    Beautiful and informative, thank you so much, Amy

    16 Oct 2025 17:01:00

  • Tina Glover:

    Great film and really has opened my eyes to the wonders of fungi and just how magical they are so thank you for showing this

    17 Oct 2025 09:08:00

  • Barbara:

    Very interesting film lots learnt in a couple of minutes.

    17 Oct 2025 09:49:00

  • Jan:

    Brilliant!

    17 Oct 2025 11:40:00

  • MS CORNELIA BROESSKAMP:

    Thank you for film images and narration. How wonderful to show us the puffball exploding!

    17 Oct 2025 16:53:00

  • Nicola Coughlin:

    Really interesting. Thank you

    17 Oct 2025 18:02:00

  • glynis:

    beautiful shots, many thanks

    18 Oct 2025 10:40:00

  • Caroline:

    This is absolutely brilliant, thank you.

    21 Oct 2025 18:14:00

  • Johnny Hillfort:

    What a beautifully made film. I learnt a great deal and it was very soothing to watch. Thank you.

    23 Oct 2025 10:04:00

  • Jennifer Davies:

    Informative and enchanting!! Thankyou very much.

    25 Oct 2025 14:10:00

  • Carolyn:

    Lovely video and very helpful. Today I went on a Fungi Foray locally and saw first hand some of the mushrooms in your film. I heard about King Alfred’s Cake today and had never heard about it before. Great to see it in the video!

    30 Oct 2025 11:00:00

  • Carolyn:

    Lovely video and very helpful. Today I went on a Fungi Foray locally and saw first hand some of the mushrooms in your film. I heard about King Alfred’s Cake today and had never heard about it before. Great to see it in the video!

    10 Nov 2025 16:51:00

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