On Wednesday, 19 October 2022, I accompanied Sara on a recce to see if this was a suitable site for a fungal foray. It was a nice sunny day and we did a circular walk via the conifer farm, onto Bagmoor Common, up through Borough Farm, and back onto Rodborough Common. This makes a lovely walk but can get rather wet during the winter months.
There were quite a few fungi about, particularly in a couple of patches along the way. We did rather well and found some interesting specimens, see Sara’s list below, in the order we found them.
Armillaria gallica, Bulbous Honey Fungus (probably, there are six species of Armillaria)
Lactarius camphoratus, Curry Milkcap (smell of curry)
Mycena pura, Lilac Bonnet
Russula velenovskyi, Coral Brittlegill
Megacollybia platyphylla, White lace toughshank
Mycena maculata, Reddish spotted Mycena
Mycena epipterygia, Yellowleg Bonnet
Agaricus silvaticus, Blushing Wood Mushroom
Lycoperdon perlatum, Common Puffball
Hygrocybe conica, Blackening Waxcap
Laetiporus sulphureus, Chicken of the Woods
Cortinarius sp. (Yellow Cortinarius under Hazel and Oak)
Otidea bufonia, Toad’s Ear
Russula amoenolens, Camembert Brittlegill
Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis, The Goblet
Lactarius deterrimus, False Saffron Milkcap
Russula fuscorubroides (& not Russula quelletii, Fruity Brittlegill as queletii grows with conifers on chalky soil so it is more likely that the one we found is fuscorubroides which is almost identical but grows with conifers on sandy soil. No English name)
Tricholoma scalpturatum, Yellowing Knight (One of the grey Tricholomas – this one turns yellow as it ages)
