Sandham Memorial Chapel and Newtown Common
Sun 29 Nov 2015
Clavulinopsis umbrinella
Photo © Eric Janke
Field event ID HF1528
New Records:
New to VC12: Laxitextum bicolor, Cumminsiella mirabilissima
New to HFRG: Phyllactinia guttata
Report: (Mike Harrison) This foray took place on a wet and windy day. As a result of concerns expressed about the safety of old birch trees at the Herbert Plantation in the high winds forecast, it was decided to switch the second part of the foray to Newtown Common. In the event, 20 TVFG and HFRG members braved the bad weather. We spent around an hour at Sandham, which despite the lateness of the season, delivered some interesting grassland fungi, including Clavulinopsis umbrinella (Beige Coral), with only 1 previous VC12 record, Geoglossum fallax and Trichoglossum hirsutum var. hirsutum. The Mahonia rust Cumminsiella mirabilissima, was a first for the VC. Newtown Common proved even more fruitful, with 60 species found. The highlights were Laxitextum bicolor: another VC first and Hydnellum spongiosipes (Velvet Tooth), Cortinarius uliginosus (Marsh Webcap) and somewhat unusually, Cudoniella acicularis (Oak Pin) growing on a fallen alder.
Species list: Amanita vaginata, Annulohypoxylon multiforme, Ascocoryne cylichnium, Ascocoryne sarcoides, Auricularia auricula-judae, Baeospora myosura, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Clavulinopsis luteoalba, Clavulinopsis umbrinella, Clitocybe fragrans, Clitocybe geotropa, Cortinarius uliginosus, Crepidotus cesatii, Crepidotus cesatii, Crepidotus epibryus, Crepidotus variabilis, Cudoniella acicularis, Cumminsiella mirabilissima, Cystoderma amianthinum, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Daldinia concentrica, Exidia thuretiana, Geoglossum fallax, Gymnopus peronatus, Helvella crispa, Heterobasidion annosum, Hydnellum spongiosipes, Hydnum repandum, Hygrocybe pratensis, Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Laccaria laccata, Lachnum virgineum, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius tabidus, Laxitextum bicolor, Lepista flaccida, Marasmiellus ramealis, Marasmius epiphyllus, Mycena galericulata, Mycena galopus var. galopus, Mycena leptocephala, Mycena tenerrima, Nectria cinnabarina, Panellus stipticus, Paxillus involutus, Phellinus igniarius, Phlebia tremellosa, Phlebiopsis gigantea, Phragmidium violaceum, Phyllactinia guttata, Piptoporus betulinus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Postia subcaesia, Psathyrella piluliformis, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhopographus filicinus, Rhytisma acerinum, Rhytisma acerinum, Russula betularum, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula parazurea, Sarcomyxa serotina, Schizopora paradoxa, Schizopora radula, Schizopora radula, Scutellinia scutellata, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Trametes versicolor, Tremella mesenterica, Trichoderma pulvinatum, Trichoglossum hirsutum var. hirsutum, Trochila ilicina, Trochila ilicina, Tubaria furfuracea, Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria hypoxylon, Xylaria polymorpha