Mushroom Foray

Today we welcomed a group of walkers and mushroom enthusiasts led by Ann Axon (walk leader and Sarah's Mum), and mushroom expert Dick Alder from the West Weald Fungi Group http://www.westwealdfungi.co.uk/. The recent weather - warm sunshine and rain,  produced a bumper crop of fungi to be identified by the visiting group. The foray was followed by lunch at the cabin, and then a 5 mile walk through St.Leonard's Forest, returning for tea before they set off home to Surrey. Everyone enjoyed the day and hope it will become a regular event in their walking calendar. See below for a full list of all the fungi seen and identified.

Tawny Grisette

Unidentified as yet. It has a purplish stem which doesn't show in the photo

Charcoal Burner

Gomphidius roseus (Rosy spike) and Suillus bovinus (bovine bolete). Rosy spike is parasitic on bovine bolete.

Umm.......not sure what these are, but they look very appealing.. 

We've been collecting large numbers of ceps (Boletus edulis) during the past couple of weeks, which are now being eaten fresh, or sliced and dried at home.

Fungi found (listed by Dick Alder)

St. LEONARD’S FOREST, 20/09/15	HAWKINS POND, EAST SIDE TQ219214
Aleuria aurantia	Orange Peel fungus
Amanita citrina	False Death-cap
Amanita citrina var. alba	False Death-cap, white variety
Amanita excelsa var. spissa	Grey Spotted Amanita
Amanita fulva	Tawny Grisette
Amanita muscaria	Fly Agaric
Amanita phalloides	Death Cap
Amanita rubescens	Blusher
Amanita rubescens var. annulosulphurea	Blusher with yellow ring
Boletus badius	Bay Bolete
Boletus cisalpinus	Red-crack Bolete sp.
Boletus edulis	Cep
Boletus erythropus	Scarletina Bolete
Calocera viscosa	Yellow Stagshorn
Cantharellus cibarius	Chantarelle
Coprinopsis atramentaria	Common Inkcap
Daedaleopsis confragosa	Blushing Bracket
Ganoderma applanatum	Artist’s Bracket
Gomphidius roseus	Rosy Spike
Gymnopilus junonius	Spectacular Rustgill
Gymnopilus penetrans	Common Rustgill
Gymnopus erythropus	Redleg Toughshank
Hydnum rufescens	Terracotta Hedgehog
Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca	False Chantarelle
Hypholoma fasciculare	Sulphur Tuft
Hypomyces chrysospermus	Bolete Mould
Laccaria amethystina	Amethyst Deceiver
Lactarius quietus	Oak Milkcap
Lactarius turpis	Ugly Milkcap
Lactarius vietus	Grey Milkcap
Leccinum scabrum	Brown Birch Bolete
Megacollybia platyphylla	Whitelaced Shank
Mycena inclinata	Clustered Bonnet
Paxillus involutus	Brown Rollrim
Piptoporus betulinus	Birch Polypore
Psathyrella multipedata	Clustered Brittlestem
Rhodocollybia butyreacea	Butter Cap
Russula cyanoxantha	Charcoal Burner
Russula delica	Milk White Brittlegill
Russula nigricans	Blackening Brittlegill
Russula ochroleuca	Common Brittlegill
Russula parazurea	Powdery Brittlegill
Russula subfoetens	Stinking Brittlegill sp.
Scleroderma citrinum	Common Earthball
Stereum hirsutum	Hairy Curtain Crust
Suillus bovinus	Bovine Bolete
Trametes versicolor	Turkey Tails
Tremella foliacea	Leafy Brain
Trichaptum abietinum	Purplepore Bracket
Tricholoma fulvum	Birch Knight
Tubaria furfuracea	Scurfy Twiglet