Protection of fungi

[sloth]

Prompted by a nice pic of the rare (in England) Fomitopsis with a boot in the background! Ive done some searching and can't find much info on protection afforded to fungi in the UK/EU. Difficult to even find a list of rdl fungi.

So, does anyone know if there IS any protection for rare fungi? And if so what are the consequences for damaging or destroying them or their habitats?

[RobArb]

Was that the I found kev that my colleague boooted off?

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[sloth]

Was that the I found kev that my colleague boooted off?

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

 

Maybe how do find the fung book?

[RobArb]

Interesting reading so far, I'll digest it a bit more when I'm back off me hols:biggrin:

 

Sent from Rob's GalaxySII

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

YES, fungi are protected, like the hericium erinaceus, piptoporus quercinus and many others whos fruit bodies you cant take and whos habitat you cant destroy. They have BAP (biodiversity Action protocols) assigned to them.

 

an important but widely un realised issue,

 

I will sort out some link

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5165 Edited August 20, 2011 by Tony Croft aka hamadryad

[sloth]

Thought there must be some protection. I bet many fb's are taken and habitats destroyed all the time. What would the punishment be for this? And who would police it?

On a side note, say for instance you have a tree hosting a protected fungi, and it poses a threat to life/property etc, where would you as a 'tree manager' stand with regards work recommended? And what if for instance in making the tree safe but leaving the habitat (ie trunk) in situ was not in the fungis favour and rendered the habitat unsuitable? Would it be like removing a dead limb known bat roost from over a road, and then leaving it at the base of the tree?!

Is there wording in the legislation that allows safety to override the protection?

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Fungi habitat for BAP priority species is protected under the wildlife and countryside act, see that for the details

[sloth]

Thanks, been a while since I looked through it, and really should with tech cert exam in october!