Badbury Rings

[Matthew Arnold]

I went out with my dad and the dogs today to one of the many local Iron Age hillforts. It has a few well known local landmarks right next to it. The two most famous being Beechy Avenue (B3092) which used to be the drive to Kingston Lacy House and the WW2 airfield at Windy Corner, Hogstock.

 

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Despite the rain and the mild weather there was a poor show of fungi. I got a few shots of what was about but next time i shall go into the ancient oak woodland that is just off the site. I shall have a stab at IDing the fungi.

 

 

Pic 1 - Badbury Rings

Pic 2 - Looking towards Tarrant Rushton Airfield

Pic 3 - Beechy Avenue

Pics 4,5,6 - Melanoleuca polioleuca

Pics 7,8 - Coprinus sp

Pics 9,10,11,12 - Lycoperdon sp?

Pics 13,14 - ?

 

All fungi were growing on chalk grassland grazed by sheep.

[tommer9]

That takes me back Matt. I spent many an afternoon up at Badbury rings.......it used to be totally open you know......Stunning part of the country.

[Fungus]

Pics 9,10,11,12 : two different Lycoperdon species

Pics 13,14 : Lepista species ?

[Johny Walker]

matt, have you got a fetish for mushrooms or what , are they part of your diet

[Matthew Arnold]

matt, have you got a fetish for mushrooms or what , are they part of your diet

 

No i cant stand eating them. I'm just adding to my fungi ID bank. Got a seperate hard drive for my photos.

[Johny Walker]

No i cant stand eating them. I'm just adding to my fungi ID bank. Got a seperate hard drive for my photos.

 

what like maids of honner:lol:

[Fungus]

Pics 9,10,11,12 : two different Lycoperdon species : L. lividum and L. foetidum (tingling metallic smell) ?

Pics 13,14 : Lepista species : L. irina (sweet aromatic smell) or L. luscina ?

[APC]

Used to loiter up there on a Friday night when I were a lad.