Kilndown wood

There were a lot of waxcaps and associated species in the Kilndown churchyard, mostly pointed out too too quickly for me to take in. But this certainly looked like a Parrot Waxcap, Hygrocybe psittacina, and a very green one at that.

Hygrocybe miniata and coccinea were there, but no photos.

This was in quite large numbers throughout the upper churchyard

I think this is the young stage

and this is the Slimy Waxcap, Hygrocybe irrigata, now Gliophorus irrigata, last seen on Nain's lawn in North Wales,

These were announced as Apricot Club, the commonest of which is Clavulinopsis luteoalba. which should have paler tips, be round in cross-sectionand unbranched. Perhaps these are another species.

This is I think a different species, possibly Clavulinopsis helvola. Maybe that is a furrow running down it, which is fairly characteristic?

In just one patch there was a group of Caterpillar Club, Cordyceps militaris, which looked wonderful and intriguing as usual. But why so many fruiting bodies all together?

This should be the Pear-shaped Puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum, by the steps between the sections of the churchyard,

I think this might be the Meadow Bonnet, Mycena flavoalba, as it is slightly yellower in the centre

By one of the graves, there was one fruiting body of Orange Peel Fungus, Aleuria aurantia, 

This appears to be a species of Arrhenia rustica. At least this is crenellate, although not much else can be made out

On the churchyard wall we found Scots Pine needles infected with the little black patches of infection by Lophodermium pinastri, which it was explained is very common and usually easily identified. Note the black transfer zones, which may separate individuals, and the oval perithecia, including one unexplained buff one.

this looks like the fruiting body or bodies on the left

 We eventually moved into the woods!

One of the many interesting finds today were these Hydnum umbiliculatum, becaise this species has only been noted in this country over the last 15 years, having apparently migrated from North America.

A rather nice warm buff on the top of the cap and in the spines underneath it, contrast with the whiter top half of the stems. The umbilicus is very clear indeed. Growing around and very close to the trunk of a good sized Beech tree. It has only been noted in the country for the last fifteen years.

Definitely a privilege to be shown these!

Russula cessans was found close to Birch, Pine, Sweet Chestnut.