North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group

Grassland Target Species Recorded
Hygrocybe conica
Hygrocybe virginea
Site Reports
Site: Astee: St Mary's Church
Date Visited: 07/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q942457
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
Another very wet church lawn with no species of interest
Site: Ballylongford: St Michael's Church
0
Entoloma:
Date Visited: 07/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q997448
Hygrocybe:
0
Clavariaceae:
Entoloma:
A well maintained lawn that suprisingly had no species of interest
Site: Beal Strand
Rhytisma acerinum Sycamore Tarspot
Taphrina alni Alder Tongue
Date Visited: 07/11/2012
Grid Reference: Q906487
Hygrocybe:
2
Clavariaceae:
0
0
Entoloma:
0
0
0
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
Geoglossaceae:
0
0
0
Others: 0
Others: 0
Others: 0
Part of this sand dune site is in Q84 but there were no species of interest in this part as the dunes have a gravel front
and are thick dense marram grass. Farmed fields run up to behind the first row of dunes in Q84 and so have little
interest. The eastern part of the dunes is more interesting with a depositional environment creating foredunes but
none of the characteristic foredune species were found. The grazed fields behind the dunes are probably of most
interest for waxcaps but I did not have permission to visit these.
Sites Searched:
Hygrocybe conica var. conicoides Dune Waxcap
Hygrocybe virginea var. virginea Snowy Waxcap
Phragmidium violaceum Violet Bramble Rust
R00
Scartaglin: Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Hygrocybe: 2 Clavariaceae: 0 Entoloma: 0 Geoglossaceae: 0 Others: 0
A square mainly dominated by agriculture. The churchyards at Castleisland did not look promising. The churchyard at
Cordal could be worth visiting.
Grassland Target Species Recorded
Hygrocybe ceracea
Hygrocybe insipida
Site Reports
Site: Scartaglin: Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Date Visited: 10/11/2012
Grid Reference: R039038
Hygrocybe:
2
Clavariaceae:
0
Entoloma:
0
Geoglossaceae:
0
Others: 0
An interesting churchyard on sloping ground meaning drier ground. Possibly has more waxcaps than those found,
Galerina vittiformis Hairy Leg Bell
Hygrocybe ceracea Butter Waxcap
Hygrocybe insipida Spangle Waxcap
R02
78