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Parasites at Sherrards Park Wood
We had an enjoyable meeting at Sherrards Park Wood on 17 September, where the highlight for me was seeing the 2 parasitic fungi on Russula nigricans (Blackening…
Fenugreek puffball
At our meeting at Gobions Wood on 10 September, we found the small but strong-smelling fungus Phleogena faginea (Fenugreek puffball). I have a dried specimen several years…
interesting finds from Bricket Wood meeting
We had an interesting and productive first meeting of our autumn programme at Bricket Wood at the end of August. Finds included 3 Cortinarius (webcaps) including Marsh…
Bricket Wood meeting on 27 August – change to meeting point
The new meeting point is as follows: St Stephen Parish Centre, Station Road, Bricket Wood, St Albans AL2 3PJ, grid ref. TL136021. The calendar entry has been updated…
Autumn programme
Our autumn programme is now in the calendar (bottom right of home page if viewing on a pc, scroll to the bottom if using a phone or tablet). To view information on a…
Rickmansworth Festival
We had a display table at the Rickmansworth Festival last week. In spite of the time of year and the recent dryness, we did have a few “real” fungi (brackets and a…
Rust and smut workshop
We had an interesting and informative workshop on rusts and smuts on 7 May, with a brief description of their complicated lifecycles and an opportunity to look at a variety…
Fir & Ponds meeting on 9 April
Six people including the leader, Kerry Robinson, were at this meeting, and they were accompanied by the assistant warden, John Rowley. It had been very dry beforehand, so the…
Spring programme
Our spring programme has now been added to the calendar bottom right (or scroll down if using phone or tablet). Pat
Four Pluteus (Shields) from Gobions Wood on 4 September
We had a good haul of Pluteus species – Pluteus umbrosus (Velvet shield – photo from Alison), Pluteus luteovirens (Yellow shield – see next item), Pluteus…