Description
Spend some time exploring local woodlands and discovering what fungi is fruiting in September and October.
Essential Information
Course tutor: Sally Pattinson, North East Fungus Study Group
Start date: Friday 4 October, 10 am-12 pm
Course length: 1 session
Location: Ladycross Stone Quarry in Slaley Forest.
Meeting Point: proclaims.noun.take, NY 95452 55184
Getting there: From the B6306 (Hexham-Blanchland road) take the minor road signposted "Ladycross", between the Traveller's Rest pub and Slaley village. Go straight across the next crossroads and drive to the end of the metalled road, where there is car-parking space and an information board for Slaley Forest. Access to the quarry and nature reserve is signposted.
http://www.ladycrossnature.org.uk/lxnrmainsections/lxnrvisit.html
Course cost: £10 NHSN Members / £15 Non-Members
About this course
Spend some time exploring local woodlands and discovering what fungi is fruiting in September and October. Become familiar with common species, as well as learning to spot identification traits. Enjoy using your senses to encounter the wonderful variety of fungi – red, yellow, purple, blue colours and smells of almond, pelargonium, aniseed, engine oil and bleach! No experience of mycology is necessary.
Level/accessibility
This course is suitable for beginners and enthusiasts like. There are toilets onsite. Please bring sturdy boots.
About Your Tutor
I’m a fungi enthusiast and have been studying fungi for 10 years with the North East Fungus Study Group. I love the sensory aspect of finding mushrooms – the smells, the colours and the ‘feel’ of a mushroom can be so vibrant and variable. The hobby is addictive!
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