UK Fungus Day - Hillier Gardens
Sat 10 Oct 2015
Morning Group
Photo © Stuart Skeates
Field event ID HF1520
OS Grid areas: SU3723
Report: The first event of the UK Fungus Day weekend was held at Hillier Gardens, Romsey in their education centre and grounds. We were able to put on a display of locally collected fungi along with demonstrations of making spore prints, microsopes, colouring games, puzzles and the 'fly-agaric' balloon blowing game. The guided walks around the grounds were well attended with over 40 members of the public attending the morning walk. These were led by Eric Janke with support from other group members who also helped with the display as well. It is a big commitment by the group but Hillier Gardens were very pleased with the day and undoubtedly those who attended have learnt something about the fascinating world of fungi. There was quite a wide range of fungi to be found and particularly pleasing was the opportunity to see three species of bird's nest fungi - Cyathus olla (Field Bird‘s Nest), Cyathus striatus (Fluted Bird‘s Nest), Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird‘s Nest)
Species list: Abortiporus biennis, Aleuria aurantia, Amanita muscaria var. muscaria, Amanita rubescens var. rubescens, Armillaria mellea, Baeospora myosura, Bolbitius titubans var. titubans, Boletus badius, Boletus cisalpinus, Boletus edulis, Calocera viscosa, Chalciporus piperatus, Chondrostereum purpureum, Clavulina rugosa, Clitocybe gibba, Clitocybe nebularis, Coprinellus micaceus, Coprinus comatus, Cordyceps militaris, Crucibulum laeve, Cyathus olla, Cyathus striatus, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Echinoderma asperum, Ganoderma australe, Geastrum fimbriatum, Geastrum triplex, Gymnopilus penetrans, Gymnopus confluens, Helvella crispa, Helvella lacunosa, Hygrocybe conica, Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca, Hypholoma fasciculare var. fasciculare, Inocybe flocculosa, Inocybe geophylla var. geophylla, Inocybe sindonia, Laccaria laccata, Lacrymaria lacrymabunda, Lactarius deliciosus, Lactarius glyciosmus, Lactarius hepaticus, Lactarius subdulcis, Lactarius torminosus, Leccinum melaneum, Leccinum scabrum, Lepiota boudieri, Lepiota cristata, Lepista flaccida, Lepista irina, Lepista nuda, Leratiomyces ceres, Macrocystidia cucumis, Melanoleuca melaleuca, Melanoleuca polioleuca, Mutinus caninus, Mycena flavoalba, Mycena galericulata, Mycena pura, Paxillus involutus, Peziza micropus, Pholiota gummosa, Phragmidium violaceum, Polyporus leptocephalus, Psilocybe cyanescens, Rhodocollybia butyracea, Rhytisma acerinum, Russula aeruginea, Russula atropurpurea, Russula faginea, Russula nigricans, Russula ochroleuca, Russula sanguinaria, Russula versicolor, Schizopora paradoxa, Scleroderma areolatum, Scleroderma citrinum, Sparassis crispa, Stereum subtomentosum, Stropharia cyanea, Suillus bovinus, Trametes versicolor, Tricholoma fulvum, Tricholoma imbricatum, Tricholomopsis rutilans, Trochila ilicina, Xerula radicata, Xylaria hypoxylon