North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

The next best site was Lough Adoon just to the west of Glennahoo with 12 species of waxcap
(a very low number for the second best site on a survey – this would only have been the 11 th
best site in West Donegal). Also a steeply side glacial corrie, this valley is full of archaeological
interest and has also been inhabited in the past. The steep slopes are however not as
extensive as Glennahoo. The best area is possibly the eastern slopes but with the previous
night’s rain built on a week of rain, the river was far too large and dangerous to cross. The
sward was wetter than Glennahoo with mosses more dominant and subsequently waxcaps
were not as good. Hygrocybe pratensis and H.punicea were particularly common and
H.splendidissima was also found in good numbers. Galerina atkinsoniana was found here for
the first time in Ireland.
Lough Adoon
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