North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

The Slieve Mish mountains are not easy to survey. Much of it is very wet but there are possible sites around Coumbrack
Lake but that is a long speculative walk in. The best site however is likely to be Knockbrack at Q704052 and this could be
good. However there was heavy building work going on in the area making access difficult . This would be worth visiting
another time.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Geoglossum fallax
Hygrocybe chlorophana
Hygrocybe coccinea
Hygrocybe russocoriacea
Hygrocybe virginea
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Clavulinopsis helvola
Hygrocybe pratensis
Site Reports
Site: Beehenagh
Date Visited: 06/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q716058
Hygrocybe:
Clavariaceae:
CHEG scores including previous records
3
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
Hygrocybe: 5 Clavariaceae: 1 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1
1
Others: 0
A small area of grassland on either side of the road as it steeply climbs up the hill from the start of the Caherconree
walk. Unlikely to be a good waxcap site.
Geoglossum fallax
Hygrocybe chlorophana Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe russocoriacea Cedarwood Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club
Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap
Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis Meadow Waxcap
Site: Boolteens: St Gobnait's Church
Date Visited: 06/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q798042
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
A reasonable area of grassland but generally too wet to be of interest.
Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap
Site: Knockglass Beg
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q719098
Hygrocybe:
2
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0
We followed the Dingle Way starting from Knockglass Beg but it was extremely wet and the surrounding fields had
only a few waxcaps. After a kilometre, the path and surroundings got wetter and there was no further reason to
survey this site.
Cordyceps militaris Scarlet Caterpillarclub
Dacrymyces stillatus Common Jellyspot
Flammulina velutipes Velvet Shank
Hygrocybe chlorophana Golden Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
Tremella mesenterica Yellow Brain
Trochila ilicina Holly Speckle
Xylaria hypoxylon Candlesnuff Fungus
70