Reptile Centre Fungus Walks and Exhibition
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Coprinopsis picaea
Photo © Dave Shute
Field event ID HF2321
Report: This 3-day public event consisted of six guided fungus forays (twice daily) in the surrounding Holiday Hills Inclosure. There was a good attendance for each walk and the weather remained largely dry
As is often the case here, there were enough interesting species to be found within a short distance of the centre, with each given a thorough explanation by the walk leader, Eric Janke.
HFRG had a manned display set up in the hut and quite a few fungi species were found in the immediate surrounds. These included Lyophyllum decastes (Clustered Domecap), Coprinopsis picacea (Magpie Inkcap), Britzelmayria multipedata (Clustered Brittlestem), Sparassis crispa (Cauliflower Fungus), Lycoperdon nigrescens (Dusky Puffball), Phaeolus schweinitzii (Dyer’s Mazegill), Amanita excelsa var. spissa (Grey Spotted Amanita) and Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric).
A particularly interesting find beside the main track, was Pseudoboletus parasiticus (Parasitic Bolete) a species which obtains all its nutrients from another fungus, Scleroderma citrinum (Common Earthball). This example showed five bolete fruit-bodies emerging from the single earthball. In the adjacent pinewood we discovered Tricholomopsis rutilans (Plums and Custard), Leotia lubrica (Jellybaby), Cortinarius semisanguineus (Surprise Webcap), Phallus impudicus (Stinkhorn) and Baeospora myosura (Conifercone Cap).
Walks to the damp grassland produced Pholiota alnicola (Alder Scalycap), Gymnopilus junonius (Spectacular Rustgill), Cortinarius violaceus (Violet Webcap), Cabbage Parachute (Gymnopus brassicolens), Russula sardonia (Primrose Brittlegill), Collybia maculata (Spotted Toughshank) and Mycena capillaripes (Pinkedge Bonnet).
Species recorded: Amanita citrina var. citrina, Amanita fulva, Amanita muscaria, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Ampulloclitocybe clavipes, Ascocoryne cylichnium, Baeospora myosura, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis, Britzelmayria multipedata, Bulgaria inquinans, Calocera cornea, Calocera viscosa, Cantharellus cibarius, Cantharellus tubaeformis, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Clavariopsis tenuis, Clavulina coralloides, Clavulinopsis corniculata, Coprinopsis picacea, Cortinarius camphoratus, Cortinarius delibutus, Cortinarius pilatii, Cortinarius rubellus, Cortinarius semisanguineus, Cortinarius violaceus, Cuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus, Dacrymyces, Ditiola peziziformis, Exidia nucleata, Fomitopsis betulina, Galerina marginata, Gymnopus brassicolens, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus erythropus, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus fusipes, Hydnum repandum, Hygrocybe conica, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Hymenopellis radicata, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Hypoxylon fragiforme, Inocybe napipes, Inocybe sindonia, Inocybe stellatospora, Inocybe subcarpta, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius chrysorrheus, Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius hysginus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius serifluus, Lactarius tabidus, Lactarius turpis, Leccinum cyaneobasileucum, Leccinum scabrum, Leccinum schistophilum, Leotia lubrica, Lepiota cristata, Lycoperdon nigrescens, Lyophyllum decastes, Megacollybia platyphylla, Mucidula mucida, Mycena amicta, Mycena arcangeliana, Mycena capillaripes, Mycena epipterygia, Mycena galericulata, Mycena galopus var. candida, Mycena haematopus, Mycena inclinata, Mycena inclinata, Mycena rosea, Mycena stylobates, Paxillus involutus, Phaeolus schweinitzii, Phallus impudicus var. impudicus, Phlebia tremellosa, Pholiota alnicola var. alnicola, Pholiota aurivella, Pluteus cervinus, Pseudoboletus parasiticus, Resupinatus applicatus, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhodocollybia maculata, Rickenella fibula, Russula atropurpurea, Russula betularum, Russula claroflava, Russula densifolia, Russula fellea, Russula graveolens, Russula nigricans, Russula nobilis, Russula ochroleuca, Russula parazurea, Russula risigallina, Russula sardonia, Russula turci, Russula velenovskyi, Russula vesca, Schizophyllum commune, Scleroderma citrinum, Scleroderma verrucosum, Simocybe sumptuosa, Sparassis crispa, Stereum gausapatum, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum subtomentosum, Stropharia semiglobata, Suillus grevillei, Thelephora terrestris, Trametes hirsuta, Trametes versicolor, Tremella mesenterica, Tricholoma fulvum, Tricholoma ustale, Tricholomopsis rutilans, Trochila ilicina, Tubaria furfuracea
A full species list with further details can be seen at the Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland (FRDBI). Please contact us if you need a user ID.