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09:32AM, Monday 15 December 2025

Editor, — This image in last week’s paper is actually crimped gill (Plicaturopsis crispa), not split gill.

I’m including an image of the wrinkled “crimped” gills which shows how it got its name.

Many apologies to readers for the mix-up. — Yours faithfully,

Linda Seward

Cookley Green

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Baylis Media Photo Galleries

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Headteacher Jo Capon and students outside Newlands Girls' School, Maidenhead The school is implementing a ban of smartphones on the school site from September.

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Days Gone By - Photos

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Her Majesty the Queen

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