Fungus Foray
MIDDLETON WOODS FUNGUS FORAY – SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 2017
The day began somewhat miserable and overcast but the overnight rain was behind us by the time we set off from the Ilkley Lido Car Park into Middleton Woods at 10-00am. Our Leader was WNS member Andrew Woodall who is a local fungi expert as well as being a keen general naturalist. Despite the dull weather some 27 hardy WNS members and several visitors came to see what we could find. With this number in train there was no shortage of eager eyes to search and draw Andrew’s attention to the wide variety of fungi that can be found in this ancient woodland. Fungi enthusiasts Mike and Joyce Clerk and Bruce Brown were particularly effective at discovering interesting specimens off the beaten track so that we were never short of opportunities for Andrew to demonstrate his well-honed identification skills.
Our walk took us through a number of differing habitats in the wood as we climbed to the higher reaches finishing back at the car park around 12-30pm.
We identified 47 species in total which was generally agreed represented a very good haul. The full list is given below.
The Society would like to take this opportunity to thank Andy for an excellent morning in every respect. His knowledge, enthusiasm and leadership skills do ensure a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining experience for expert and non-expert alike.
Stump Puffball Lycoperdon pyriforme
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Bitter Bracket Postia stiptica on conifer
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica on Oak
Blushing Bracket Daedaleopsis confragosa on Willow, Alder, etc
Hazel Bracket Skeletocutis nivea on Hazel
Blackfoot Polypore Polyporus leptocephalus
Alder Bracket Mensularia radiata (formerly Inonotus radiatus) on various hardwoods
Split Porecrust Schizopora paradoxa
Elder Whitewash Hyphodontia sambuci on Elder
Hairy Curtaincrust Stereum hirsutum
Bleeding Broadleaf Crust Haematostereum rugosum
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae on Elder
Jelly Spot Dacrymyces stillatus
Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum Birch
Brown Rollrim S.l. Paxillus obscurisporus Birch
Coconut-scented Milkcap Lactarius glyciosmus under Birch
Yellow-ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca
Oilslick Brittlegill Russula ionochlora ?needed to be worked on, Mike took it home to check. Under Beech
Parrot Waxcap Hygrocybe psittacina
Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea
Birch Knight Tricholoma fulvum under birch
The Deceiver Laccaria laccata
Clustered Toughshank Collybia confluens
Buttercap or Greasy Toughshank Rhodocollybia butyracea
Wood Blewit Lepista nuda
Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata
Iodine Bonnet Mycena filopes
Angel’s Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Clustered Bonnet Mycena inclinata on Oak
Ivory Bonnet Mycena flavoalba amongst grass
Olive Oysterling Panellus serotinus on Oak
Deer Cap or Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus
Sulphur Tuft Hypholoma fasciculare
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa
Common Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Black Bulgar or Soldier’s Buttons Bulgaria inquinans
Purple Jellydisc Ascocoryne sarcoides
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Cramp Balls or King Alfred’s Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Beech Barkspot Diatrype disciformis
Oak Barkspot Diatrypella quercina
Sycamore Tar-spot Rhytisma acerinum
Tawny Funnel Lepista flaccida
Plicaturopsis crispa
Russula ionochlora
Peter Riley
