North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Sites Searched:
Q71
Church Hill: Church of the Purification; Derrymore Strand; Curraheen: St Brendan's Church
Hygrocybe: 1 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 0 Others: 0
Unlikely to be a good square. Derrymore Strand has little interest and the northern slopes of Slieve Mish are bog. The
churchyard at Church Hill looked good but had little. Fenit was not visited and Fenit House itself may be interesting. The
southern end of Banna Strand or the golf course may be the best sites.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Hygrocybe virginea
Site Reports
Site: Curraheen: St Brendan's Church
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q787116
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
A more promising churchyard that was not as wet but only Melanoleuca polioleuca was found.
Melanoleuca polioleuca f. polioleuca Common Cavalier
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Site: Derrymore Strand
Date Visited: 08/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q737117
Hygrocybe:
1
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0
This long beach has virtually no waxcap interest. The width of the dunes is tiny as the intensive fields or saltmarsh
back right onto the other side of the single line of dunes leaving no room for waxcaps.
Sites Searched:
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Melanoleuca cinereifolia
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
Q72
Ardfert: St Brenden's Church; Ardfert Cathedral; Banna Strand; Ballyteigue:
Hygrocybe: 2 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1 Others: 0
CHEG scores including previous records
Hygrocybe: 2 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 1
Banna Strand is such a large area of dunes, there will be more species but not many given the restricted fungal biodiversity
on most Irish dunes.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Geoglossum cookeanum
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe virginea
Hygrocybe virginea
Additional Grassland Target Species from previous visits
Site Reports
Site: Ardfert Cathedral
Date Visited: 01/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q786211
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
A decent area of grass surrounds the cathedral ruin and burial ground but no fungi were found.
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0
Others: 0