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No.1223 FUNGUS FORAY
MILL GREEN AND HIGH WOOD, FRYERNING, 5th OCTOBER 1975
It was on 26th September 1963 that the Field
Club last held a meeting at Mill. Green. On that
occasion 86 different species were identified and
laid out in the Fryerning Parish Room.
At this Meeting 56 Members assembled on the
Green just after 11.00 a.m. It was fine and sunny,
and after the previous heavy rains, hopes ran high
for a good collection of fungi. The party was split
into three groups, each visiting different areas. It
was not long before each Group was searching under
Silver Birch, under bracken, or in ditches, with fine
rewards for their efforts.
At least 15 different Boletus sp. were discovered
and four different Amanita sp. Under one Silver
Birch tree a fine collection of Amanita muscaria
were viewed, in other places the Common seemed to
have considerable numbers of Collybia maculata, and
easily the most numerous fungus Paxillus involutus.
Identification took place in the Parish Room
where the fungi were laid out for inspection,
covering three trestle tables, a fine collection
for such a rewarding meeting, especially after such
a dry summer.
Some members were fortunate in being able to see
and hear some Redpolls in the Silver Birch. '
Mr. Geoffrey Kibby has added the following -
"The list of Fungi from Fryerning is an extremely
good one with many varieties, e.g.
1. Boletus discolor - a very uncommon rare fungus
2. Boletus decipiens - possibly a new British record,