Activities and Events

Many of the events at the Reserve are now arranged jointly between The Friends and Horsham District Council. For our more popular events, it is essential to book in advance. Please call Lyn Whale on 01403 259592

A number of non-FWLNR events are also listed, including some run by the Quekett Microscopical Club of which your Webmaster is a member

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Prof. Maurice Moss leading a Fungus Foray

Species list from foray of 13th November 2011 - notes from Maurice:

The weather was very kind to us and we had a good walk round the reserve finding a wide range of fungi representing most of the major groups of this extensive Kingdom.

Agaricus xanthodermus – Yellow Stainer
Auricularia auricula-judae – Jelly Ear
Bjerkandera adusta – Smoky Bracket
Bolbitius vittellinus (= B. titubans) – Yellow Fieldcap
Boletus chrysenteron – Red Cracking Bolete
Clitocybe rivulosa – Fool’s Funnel – very toxic!
Collybia butyracea – Butter Cap
Collybia dryophila – Russet Toughshank
Conocybe arrhenii – Ringed Conecap spores 7.1 x 4.3 µm
Coprinus comatus – Shaggy Inkcap, Lawyer’s Wig
Coprinus micaceus – Glistening Inkcap
Coprinus plicatilis – Pleated Inkcap
Cortinarius decipiens – Sepia Webcap
Crepidotus applanatus – Flat Oysterling
Daedaliopsis confragosa – Blushing Bracket
Hebeloma sinapizans – Bitter Poisonpie
Hypholoma fasciculare – Sulphur Tuft
Hypoxylon fragiforme – Beech Woodwart
Inocybe geophylla var lilacina – Lilac Fibrecap
Kuehneromycese mutabilis – Sheathed Woodtuft
Lepista nuda – Wood Blewit
Lactarius vellereus – Fleecy Milkcap
Leccinum scabrum – Brown Birch Bolete
Lepista flaccida – Tawny Funnel (confirmed by spore print of roughened spores)
Lycoperdon pyriforme – Stump Puffball
Macrolepiota procera - Parasol
Mycena arcangeliana – Angel’s Bonnet
Mycena hiemalis – minute mycena on moss covered wood
Mycena polygramma – Grooved Bonnet
Mycena pura – Lilac Bonnet
Mycena vitilis – Snapping Bonnet – very common
Nectria cinnabarina – Coral Spot
Pholiota gummosa – Sticky Scalycap – spores 5.7 x 2.8 µm
Phragmidium violaceum – Blackberry Rust
Psathyrella conopilus – Conical Brittlestem
Rhytisma acerina – Sycamore Tarspot
Russula ochroleuca – Ochre Brittlegill
Rutstroemia firma – Brown Cup (Asci with blue pores in iodine)
Stereum gausapatum – Bleeding Oak Crust – we could not get it to bleed!
Stereum hirsutum – Hairy Curtain Crust
Stereum subtomentosum – Yellowing Curtain Crust
Stropharia caerulea – Blue Roundhead
Trametes versicolor - Turkeytail
Xylaria hypoxylon – Candlesnuff Fungus

Maurice Moss

Further information from our Secretary

In addition to events that have already been published, we have occasional Friends' days which are used to promote both the Reserve and the Friends to visitors as well as raise additional funds.

If you are interested with helping with our exhibition stalls it will be very much appreciated. Alternatively, just come along for a coffee and a walk and the opportunity to meet other members. For further information please contact

Tony Utting

Secretary to The Friends of Warnham Local Nature Reserve

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