Having discovered that this monster fungus

found by Col. R W P Yates, of South Close, Landcross, was too heavy to roll, his kitten Charlie soon lost interest.

Not surprisingly. With a circumference of 22 1/2 inches, it weighs 1lb 14oz. Col Yates, who found it growing among ground ivy in his orchard, was also at first deceived. He thought it was a football.

North Devon Weekly Gazette, September 15, 1967