On Tuesday 28 November Sara Cadbury will talk to us on Fungi in the New Forest. She is member of our Society and an expert mycologist, so this talk will give us an insight into the world of fungi which are pretty well at our doorstep.
Indoor meetings are held at The Lymington Centre on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month and commence at 7.15pm. Visitors are always welcome for a small charge (adults £5, juniors £1).
16 November 2017 Exbury Fungus Walk
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| Lym Nats at Exbury © Juliet Bloss |
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| Scarlet Caterpillarclub |
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| Developing Piggyback Rosegill |
On a fine late autumnal morning 23 members turned up at
Exbury for a fungi walk in the grounds of the estate. Linda Runnacles, a staff
member, and Juliet Bloss, the volunteer naturalist, were our escorts leading us
around wooded areas, herbaceous borders, lawns and shrubberies. Although the
fungi season was perhaps a little early this autumn, we still found and were
shown a great variety of species, some of which are listed below. Linda and
Duncan with their books along with Angela, Carol and Maureen were keen to identify as many species as they
could for the benefit of those of us who were less knowledgeable. Whilst fungi
live off hosts, two species stood out as being of special interest. Scarlet
Caterpillarclub lives on the buried pupa of butterflies and moths, whist
Piggyback Rosegill is found on decaying toadstools such as Clouded Funnel.
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| Stump Puffball |
We were looking downwards for much of the time so all
credit goes to Chris who spotted a couple of Hawfinches when they paused
briefly in a leafless tree before flying out of sight.
Our thanks to Linda and Juliet for making the walk such
a successful insight into the world of fungi – thank you ladies!
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| Parrot Waxcap |
Amongst the species noted were: Calvatia gigantea Giant Puffball, Clavaria fragilis White Spindles, Clavaria fumosa Smoky Spindles, Clavulinopsis
corniculata Meadow Coral, Clavulinopsis helvola Yellow Club, Clitocybe geotropa Trooping Funnel, Coprinopsis atramentaria Common Inkcap, Cordyceps militaris Scarlet Caterpillarclub,
Helvella crispa White Saddle, Helvella lacunosa Elfin Saddle, Hygrocybe coccinea Scarlet Waxcap, Hygrocybe psittacina Parrot Waxcap, Hygrocybe punicea Crimson Waxcap, Hygrocybe russocoriacea Cedarwood Waxcap, Hygrocybe virginea Snowy Waxcap, Lepista nuda Wood Blewit, Lycoperdon pyriforme Stump Puffball, Peziza badia Bay Cup, Scleroderma citrinum Collared Earthstar, Tricholoma
sulphureum Sulphur Knight, Volvariella surrecta Piggyback Rosegill and possibly Trichoglossum hirsutum Hairy Earthtongue. RC
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| Juliet points out another interesting species |
Other photos © Richard Coomber
05 November 2017 Keyhaven Bird walk
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| A pair of Brent Geese |
Weather - dry, sunny, cold north-easterly wind.
Tides - springs, Hurst Point high water 10.40
It is said that 13 is an unlucky number! Not so for the 13 members and visitors (including Rosie Bowman from Bird Aware Solent) who assembled at Keyhaven for the first of our Winter bird walks. Why? Read on!
Tides - springs, Hurst Point high water 10.40
It is said that 13 is an unlucky number! Not so for the 13 members and visitors (including Rosie Bowman from Bird Aware Solent) who assembled at Keyhaven for the first of our Winter bird walks. Why? Read on!
We set off at 10.10 along the ancient highway to the Lower Pennington
Lane car park then on to the sea wall before completing the circular route at
just after 12.30. The Balancing Pond gave us good views of several species of
duck, such as Wigeon, Shoveler and Pintail, newly arrived to spend the winter in
our area.
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| Four Redshank, a Lapwing and a Ruff |
The high tide forced a flock of Turnstone to rest on the old jetty
jutting out into the Solent. Looking across towards Hurst from the Butts a
couple of Red-breasted Mergansers and two Eiders were seen through the
telescopes. Birding along at Fishtail and Keyhaven lagoons was easier for
the shorebirds were closer as they sought refuge from the tide and included two Ruff on
Fishtail and at least 116 Curlew and 70-80 Grey Plover on Keyhaven Lagoon.
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| Cormorant |
In terms of butterflies, we saw at least four Red Admirals, a Speckled
Wood and a Peacock.
DW with photos © Richard Coomber
Advance notice April 2018 LymNats coach trip to the London Wetland Centre
LYMINGTON & DISTRICT NATURALISTS’ SOCIETY
WWT LONDON WETLAND CENTRE BARNES SW13 9WT
THURSDAY APRIL 12TH
2018
The London Wetland Centre is a
beautiful wildlife reserve and international award winning visitor attraction
just 25 miles from central London. One
of nine centres run by the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) the London Wetland Centre is acclaimed as the
best urban site in Europe to watch wildlife.
It supports a wealth of wetland biodiversity, including Bitterns,
Kingfishers, a colony of endangered
Water Voles and migratory birds which arrive in large numbers from around the
globe. It is also a very user friendly
reserve. There are viewing hides, many
benches and the paths are flat. In addition to the restaurant there is a gift
shop and also a specialist binocular shop.
TIMETABLE
9.00.am Coach departs Town Hall Car Park, Avenue Road
Lymington.
11.15.am (approx)
Arrival WWT London Wetland Centre.
4.15.pm Coach departs.
6.15/6.30.pm Coach arrives Town Hall Car Park, Lymington.
We envisage a brief comfort stop at
Fleet Services on both journeys. Estimated times obviously depend upon traffic,
weather conditions on the day etc.
Refreshments. WWT say:- “You are welcome to bring picnics
and eat at any of the tables around the site apart from those inside and
directly in front of our restaurant.
Alternatively the restaurant serves hot and cold drinks and light
refreshments all day and hot meals
between Noon and 3pm.
So please make your own
arrangements. We have not made any form
of booking at the restaurant.
Ticket Cost:- Please check which
category you fall into. *
1. WWT Member £ 22.00. per
person
2. Non WWT
aged over 65 £ 30.00. per person
3. Non WWT
aged under 65
£ 32.00. per person
If you are a WWT member you must bring
your membership card with you on the day.
Tickets will be issued on a first come
first served basis on receipt of the completed application form below and a
cheque. We need your full details in the
unlikely event cancellation or other emergency.
Ticket price includes Cost of coach travel & entry to the WWT
London Wetland Centre.
It excludes any form of meal or
refreshment, or tip for the coach driver - for which we will make a collection
on the return journey.
Please note: Pricing is very tight and if you have to
cancel we will not be able to make a refund of the ticket cost, unless someone
can take your place.
For any further information please
ring Adrian Butterworth on 01590 622587
please detach————————————————————————————————————————
WWT LONDON WETLAND CENTRE
VISIT APPLICATION FORM
THURSDAY APRIL 12TH
2018
*I would like to apply for ( )
ticket/s at £ . each and enclose a cheque
for £ .
drawn in favour of Lymington &
District Naturalists’ Society.
Name……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Address…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Phone………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Please return to A. Butterworth. Half
Acre, Marden, Rhinefield Road, Brockenhurst, Hampshire. SO42 7SQ
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