What are these toadstools in my garden

doing a bit of autumn tidying in the garden this mornng when i noticed loads of toadstools which seemed to have a appeared overnight from nowhere. They look like toadstools, have pointy hats, quite small and were quite bright orange this morning, now turning a dark brown in large clumps.

Anyone know what they are and if they are poisonous, haven't let the dogs or rabbit near them. Don't mind them as i like the natural look in my garden, wildflowers etc just wondered really ?

Have a look here

http://www.english-country-garden.com/fungus.htm

Most animals will stay away from fungus unless it is edible. I don't know what that fungus is though. Whatever they are, they'll gradually turn into mush and disappear over winter. If you want to get rid of them, you will need to apply a fungicide. wouldn't recommend this course of action because so many vital parts of the ecosystem are fungi, and wiping them out is a bad thing IMO.

Most animals will stay away from fungus unless it is edible. I don't know what that fungus is though. Whatever they are, they'll gradually turn into mush and disappear over winter. If you want to get rid of them, you will need to apply a fungicide. wouldn't recommend this course of action because so many vital parts of the ecosystem are fungi, and wiping them out is a bad thing IMO.

Are there no magic toadstools?

Thanks for replies, doesn't look like any on the link but thanks anyway silver,

no intention of using fungicide, i'm quite happy with these unexpected visitors, i like to leave things to sort themselves out

Are there no magic toadstools?

Fly Argaric can be used to induce hallucinations (used to be used by Shamens I believe) but is very poisonous so not advised!

Most animals will stay away from fungus unless it is edible.

What regularly eats 'shrooms? I was ion the botanical gardens last weekend and there were lots of clusters of pale brown fungi with what looked like little bite marks all over them but couldn't work out what might be eating them - mice maybe?

slugs more likely

What regularly eats 'shrooms? I was ion the botanical gardens last weekend and there were lots of clusters of pale brown fungi with what looked like little bite marks all over them but couldn't work out what might be eating them - mice maybe?

Well, pigs are well known for their truffle hunting abilities. Rats will nibble a tiny amount of anything that doesn't smell toxic. If they don't notice any ill effects and it tastes relatively nourishing, they might return for more. Some fungi are distinctly nutty tasting and are full of protein so I guess it could be rats/mice.

Are there no magic toadstools?

What is a toadstool? I think it's a folksy word for fruiting fungus.

You might get wavy caps in your garden. If so, call the cops.