North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Sites Searched:
Appendix 1 - 10km and Detailed Site Reports
Q30
Dunquin Church; Clogher Head; Sybil Point; Gallarus Oratory; Ballyferriter: St. Vincent's Church
Hygrocybe: 10 Clavariaceae: 2 Entoloma: 1 Geoglossaceae: 2 Others: 0
CHEG scores including previous records
Hygrocybe: 10 Clavariaceae: 2 Entoloma: 4 Geoglossaceae: 2
This should be a better square. Sybil Point is likely to hold more species and continue to be the best site in the square. Binn
Diarmada, the north easterly of the Three Sisters would be worth looking at as would some of the fields on the north of
Leataoibh Meanach. The beaches are not so good. The beach at Ballyferriter is not great with little dune grassland but the
visit to the beach at Murreagh was cut short by dark and might have some of the dune species.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Clavulinopsis corniculata
Clavulinopsis helvola
Entoloma conferendum
Geoglossum fallax
Trichoglossum hirsutum
Hygrocybe chlorophana
Hygrocybe citrinovirens
Hygrocybe coccinea
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe pratensis
Hygrocybe psittacina
Hygrocybe punicea
Hygrocybe quieta
Hygrocybe russocoriacea
Hygrocybe virginea
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Entoloma prunuloides
Entoloma serrulatum
Entoloma turci
Site Reports
Site: Ballyferriter: St. Vincent's Church
Date Visited: 02/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q355033
Hygrocybe:
3
Clavariaceae:
1
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
A reasonable area of grass surrounds this church which supported 3 species of waxcap including the notable
Hygrocybe citrinovirens.
Site: Clogher Head
Date Visited: 02/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q305027
Hygrocybe:
Clavariaceae:
CHEG scores including previous records
5
2
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
Hygrocybe: 6 Clavariaceae: 2 Entoloma: 4 Geoglossaceae: 1
1
1
Others: 0
Others: 0
Much of this headland is wet gorse heath unsuitable for waxcaps but there are small patches of grassland amongst
the rock outcrops on the high points. The best areas were the steep slopes at the cliff edges. Hygrocybe
russocoriacea was particularly common but more species were expected for such a site.
Clavulinopsis corniculata Meadow Coral
Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club
Geoglossum fallax
Hygrocybe chlorophana Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap
Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis Meadow Waxcap
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