North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Site: Brandon Point
Date Visited: 29/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q525173
Hygrocybe:
Clavariaceae:
CHEG scores including previous records
3
0
Entoloma:
1
Geoglossaceae:
Hygrocybe: 5 Clavariaceae: 1 Entoloma: 1 Geoglossaceae: 1
1
Others: 0
The fields below the road all look too fertilised to be of interest. Even small fields within the bog had received fertiliser
and had no interest. Above the road, the open moor starts and grassland is of patchy occurrence mainly around the
old watchtower and along the cliff edges. The higher we ascended, the more acidic the soils were and interest soon
petered out past the watchtower.
Hygrocybe pratensis and H.virginea were also recorded from here on a previous visit.
Entoloma conferendum Star Pinkgill
Galerina tibiicystis
Geoglossum glutinosum
Hygrocybe laeta var. laeta Heath Waxcap
Hygrocybe psittacina var. psittacina Parrot Waxcap
Hygrocybe vitellina
Leptosphaeria acuta Nettle Rash
Mycena epipterygia var. epipterygia Yellowleg Bonnet
Omphalina ericetorum Heath Navel
Panaeolus acuminatus Dewdrop Mottlegill
Panaeolus papilionaceus var. papilionaceus Petticoat Mottlegill
Rhopographus filicinus Bracken Map
Stropharia semiglobata Dung Roundhead
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club
Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis Meadow Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Site: Cloghane: St Brendan's Church
Date Visited: 29/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q509112
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
A small amount of grass surrounds the church but no mushrooms were found at all.
Site: Fermoyle Island
Date Visited: 28/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q538123
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0
Grassland and dune edge at western end of Fermoyle Strand. The fields are very heavily grazed and are unlikely to
be good for waxcaps although I would expect at least a few species.
Stropharia semiglobata Dung Roundhead
Site: Gowlane Strand
Date Visited: 05/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q561123
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
Agricultural fields run right up to the foredunes leaving little room for waxcap interest.
Coprinopsis ammophilae Dune Inkcap
Site: Stradbally: Atlantic Waves Cottage
Date Visited: 28/10/2012
Grid Reference: Q572118
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
65
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0