Reptile Centre Exhibition and Foray
Thu 28 Oct 2010
Centre Building
Photo © Stuart Skeates
Field event ID HF1023
OS Grid areas: SU2607 SU2707
Weather: Amazingly there was only one or two light showers, mainly on the Sunday, despite the five day forecast earlier in the week. There had been one night of frost early in the week.
New Records:
New to Hampshire: Melanospora zamiae
Report: This four day event consisting of an exhibition display and twice daily led forays was a major new undertaking by the group to which nearly all members made a contribution in one way or another. The event was orchestrated and coordinated by Sue Rogerson and Alan Lucas who arranged the programme of helpers, foray leaders, advertising and liaison with the Forestry Commission. The event was held in the Forestry Commission's Reptile Centre which consisted of a wooden building to house the exhibition and nearby parking and public toilets. It is about 400yards off the main road in an area of mixed woodland which provided varied and interesting habitats to explore on the forays. Over the four days nearly 400 members of the public attended the Centre and coming as it did at the end of half term it provided a new venue for holidaying families to visit. The forays were led by Eric and Alan throughout the four days and they clearly enjoyed the experience finding it hard to drag themselves back to base at times! Around 150 species were found during the four days which were put out on the display tables in the Centre. Various posters and leaflets were available in the centre and members of the group were always available to enlighten people in the world of fungi. After the success of this first event there is undoubted enthusiasm to repeat the exibition next year.
Species list: Agaricus moelleri, Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita excelsa var. spissa, Amanita fulva, Amanita gemmata, Amanita muscaria var. muscaria, Amanita porphyria, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, Armillaria mellea, Auriscalpium vulgare, Baeospora myosura, Bjerkandera adusta, Boletus badius, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis, Calocera cornea, Calocera pallidospathulata, Calocera viscosa, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Chalciporus piperatus, Chlorophyllum olivieri, Chromocyphella muscicola, Clavulina coralloides, Clavulinopsis helvola, Clitocybe nebularis, Clitocybe vibecina, Coprinellus micaceus, Cortinarius bolaris, Cortinarius delibutus, Cortinarius flexipes var. flexipes, Cortinarius mucifluoides, Cortinarius sanguineus, Crepidotus variabilis, Cystoderma amianthinum, Daedalea quercina, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Exidia thuretiana, Fomes fomentarius, Galerina marginata, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma australe, Gomphidius roseus, Gymnopilus junonius, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus peronatus, Hydnum repandum, Hydnum rufescens, Hygrocybe chlorophana, Hygrocybe conica, Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Hymenochaete corrugata, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Inocybe geophylla, Inocybe sindonia, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lachnum niveum, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius camphoratus, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius fulvissimus, Lactarius glyciosmus, Lactarius hepaticus, Lactarius hysginus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius rufus, Lactarius semisanguifluus, Lactarius subdulcis, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius turpis, Lactarius vietus, Leccinum cyaneobasileucum, Leccinum scabrum, Leccinum variicolor, Lepiota cristata, Lepista flaccida, Lepista nuda, Lycoperdon perlatum, Lycoperdon pyriforme, Lyophyllum decastes, Mensularia radiata, Mycena epipterygia, Mycena galericulata, Mycena galopus var. galopus, Mycena haematopus, Mycena inclinata, Mycena pseudocorticola, Mycena pura, Neobulgaria pura var. pura, Omphalina pyxidata, Otidea bufonia, Oudemansiella mucida, Paxillus involutus, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phallus impudicus var. impudicus, Phellinus igniarius, Phlebia tremellosa, Phleogena faginea, Pholiota aurivella, Pholiota squarrosa, Piptoporus betulinus, Pleurotus ostreatus, Pluteus cervinus, Psathyrella piluliformis, Rhizopogon luteolus, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodocollybia maculata, Rhopographus filicinus, Russula betularum, Russula caerulea, Russula claroflava, Russula densifolia, Russula emetica, Russula fellea, Russula foetens, Russula fragilis var. fragilis, Russula nigricans, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula risigallina, Russula sanguinaria, Russula sardonia, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma bovista, Scleroderma citrinum, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Stereum sanguinolentum, Suillus bovinus, Suillus grevillei, Suillus luteus, Suillus variegatus, Tomentellopsis echinospora, Trametes gibbosa, Trametes versicolor, Trichaptum abietinum, Trichoglossum hirsutum var. hirsutum, Tricholoma acerbum, Tricholoma fulvum, Tricholoma saponaceum var. saponaceum, Tricholoma sciodes, Tricholoma sulphureum var. sulphureum, Tricholoma ustale, Trochila ilicina, Typhula quisquiliaris, Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria polymorpha