News and Website changes
Mycena cecidiophila
The AGM will be held at the clubhouse at IBM Hursley on Sat 6th Feb at 10am. Jan 2010
Looking in new habitats is often the key to finding new species of fungi as with other groups. Knopper galls are known to be host to Mycena cecidiophila, a small white delicate fungus. Sue Rogerson clearly has an eye for this habitat when she found the second British record at Leckford last weekend, having previously found the first in 2007 at Emer Bog, North Baddesley. Oct 2009
Hericium erinaceus (The Bearded Tooth) has been found at a new Hampshire location in VC12 by Sue Hiley at Kempshott near Basingstoke. Do keep a look out on beech trees for this rare striking fungus, looking as it does like a mop head. Oct 2009
Hericium erinaceus
New Book: HFRG members Barry Hughes and Paul Sterry have written the new edition of Collins 'Complete Guide to British Mushrooms and Toadstools'. Sep 2009
The fungal records database and distribution maps have now been updated to include all of the records up to Oct 2009. Oct 2009
Guidance from the BMS and Home Office on picking psilocin containing fungi is now on the document page. Jun 2006