Wormstall Wood
Sun 20 Aug 2006
Field event ID HF0606
OS Grid areas: SZ3598 SZ3698 SZ3598
Report: (Sara Cadbury) Although the ground appeared damp, with even a few small puddles in some of the depressions thanks to a few short-lived storms during the week, there were extremely few fungi to be found. Mary and Neville Diserens and Sara Cadbury went on to the East End Pond area in the afternoon which proved to be even drier and even less productive. To be exact two very old specimens of Boletus satanas (Devil's Bolete) and one fruiting body of Laetiporus sulphureus (Chicken of the Woods) were found.
Species list: Boletus appendiculatus, Boletus satanas, Calocera cornea, Ceriporia reticulata, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Fistulina hepatica, Fuscoporia ferrea, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma australe, Ganoderma resinaceum, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus fusipes, Gymnopus quercophilus, Hymenochaete corrugata, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Lactarius acerrimus, Laetiporus sulphureus, Marasmiellus vaillantii, Marasmius epiphyllus, Russula atropurpurea, Russula claroflava, Russula virescens, Russula virescens, Schizopora paradoxa, Skeletocutis nivea, Trametes versicolor, Trochila ilicina, Xylaria hypoxylon