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Springhill -Saturday 27 Sept 2008


A group of twelve met at Springhill on a pleasant dry afternoon for a fungus foray . The chairman Michael Mullan welcomed everyone and advised them of our new website which was now online .   There was not the expected  flush of fungi for late September but nevertheless the group had a successful  afternoon with some interesting finds .  A few of the group visited the absorbing  new book shop set up at Springhill before going home  .
The club wish to thank the National Trust at Springhill for allowing us to use their attractive and beautifully kept grounds . 
The most interesting find was Phaelepiota aurea ( Golden Bootleg) -which is fairly rare and a protected  species .  Others finds of note included Pestle Puff Ball , Oak Bracket , Orange Peel Fungus , Glazed Cup and Dyers Mazegill .
The group spent some time beside a large but doomed beech tree completely infested with honey fungus which had caused a rot In the tree's heart wood and killed the tree.  

 



Eoghan McDonnell with Golden Bootlace fungus



Dyers Mazegill



Honey fungus and doomed beech



Orange peel
fungus



Glazed Cup







Lough Neagh Boat Trip ~Sat 27June 2009

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