Dorton's Wood
Sun 22 Oct 2006
Field event ID HF0617
OS Grid areas: SU7434 SU7534
Report: Whether due to this being the second foray of a weekend or the forecast of appalling rain there was only a small turnout including two new members. As the day progressed the weather continued to deteriorate with torrential rain which was penetrating the beech trees and reaching us underneath and we decided to return to the car park for lunch. Despite the short foray a number of interesting species were found including Cortinarius sodagnitus, a Red Data Book species in 1992, whose lilac cap turns red with alkali. The seldom recorded Lactarius fluens which is similar to L blennius but with a paler edge and with some buff tints in the cap was found in what seems to be it's preferred habitat of calcareous beech woods.
Species list: Amanita citrina var. alba, Amanita phalloides, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Armillaria ostoyae, Bisporella citrina, Boletus badius, Byssomerulius corium, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chlorophyllum rachodes, Chondrostereum purpureum, Clavulina coralloides, Clitocybe nebularis, Coprinellus micaceus, Coprinus comatus, Cortinarius livido-ochraceus, Cortinarius sodagnitus, Daldinia concentrica, Echinoderma asperum, Galerina marginata, Gymnopus dryophilus, Gymnopus erythropus, Helvella crispa, Helvella lacunosa, Hygrophorus eburneus, Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Hypholoma fasciculare, Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla, Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina, Laccaria amethystina, Laccaria laccata, Lactarius azonites, Lactarius blennius, Lactarius fluens, Lactarius fuliginosus, Lactarius quietus, Lactarius subdulcis, Lactarius vellereus, Lepiota cristata, Limacella delicata var. glioderma, Lycoperdon echinatum, Lycoperdon perlatum, Mycena crocata, Mycena pelianthina, Mycena pura, Oudemansiella mucida, Phlebia tremellosa, Phlebiella sulphurea, Phleogena faginea, Pluteus cervinus, Pluteus chrysophaeus, Polyporus leptocephalus, Ramaria stricta, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Russula atropurpurea, Russula cyanoxantha, Russula nigricans, Russula ochroleuca, Russula risigallina, Stereum hirsutum, Stereum rugosum, Trametes versicolor, Tricholoma sulphureum, Xerula radicata, Xylaria hypoxylon