GORDON CRUTCHFIELD led members of the Reading and District Natural History Society on a fungus foray in Nettlebed woods on Sunday.
The recent mild weather and heavy rain had produced a bumper crop of fungi among the beech trees. The commonest species were buttercaps and clouded agarics. The ivory waxcaps were pure white with slimy caps while the amethyst deceivers were a deep purple. Braver members tried a piece of the bright red beechwood sickener on the tongue — after a few seconds it released a fiery taste.
The next event will be a talk by Professor Jane Lewis about diatoms and red tides at Pangbourne village hall at 7.45pm on Tuesday, December 1. For more information, call (0118) 941 4750, or visit www.rdnhs.org.uk
"GORDON CRUTCHFIELD led members of the Reading and District Natural History Society on a fungus foray in Nettlebed woods on Sunday. The recent mild weather and heavy rain had produced a bumper crop of fungi among the beech trees. The commonest species were buttercaps and clouded agarics. The ivory waxcaps were pure white with slimy caps while the amethyst deceivers were a deep purple. Braver members tried a piece of the bright red beechwood sickener on the tongue — after a few seconds it released a fiery taste. The next event will be a talk by Professor Jane Lewis about diatoms and red tides at Pangbourne village hall at 7.45pm on Tuesday, December 1. For more information, call (0118) 941 4750, or visit www.rdnhs.org.uk"
- Henley on Thames - Fungus foray (view on Google Sidewiki)
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