A superb foray out with the Norfolk Fungus Study Group. One of the good things about outings with the NFSG is gaining access to places that would normally be out of bounds and the estate of Catfield Hall was just that.
About a dozen of us explored a mixture of habitats - alder carr, reedbeds, meadows, wet marshland and beech/oak woodland. And boy did we finish with an impressive list and some absolute stunners!
I won't list every species but the best were probably Alder Scalycap, Scaly Fibrecap, the incredibly rare Frogbit Smut, Vermillion Waxcap, Glistening Waxcap, Greyshank Bolete, Brown Birch Bolete, Parasitic Bolete, Plain Earthtongue, Swamp Webcap, Alder Webcap, Crested Coral, Earthfan, Ergot, Alder Tongue, Golden Scalycap, Blackening Brittlegill, Spectacular Rustgill, Beech Milkcap, Rufous Milkcap, Ugly Milkcap, White Saddle, Sphagnum Brownie, Rush Bonnet, Star Pinkgill, Bulbous Fibrecap, Lilac Bonnet, Bald Inkcap, Beechmast Candlesnuff and Purple Brittlegill. Needless to say many of these were completely new for me.
Into the bargain Jeremy brought along a couple of specimens for 'pot ticks' - Warty Cavalier and Ascot Hat and Stewart did the same with some lovely moths - Clancy's Rustic, Delicate, Pink-barred Sallow and Mervielle du Jour. On the foray Vanna found us Noon Fly and the harvestman Lophopilio palpinalis.
