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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 914 |
| Date Entered | 05/02/2016 |
| Updated on | 08/02/2016 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Fungus / Mould |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
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| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 04/02/2016 |
| Location | River Greta, Brignall Banks below Moor House Farm |
| Civil Parish | Rokeby |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 058 112 |
| Altitude | 200 |
| Geology | River gorge cut through Namurian sandstones and marine shales. |
| Record Name | Brignall Banks. Some interesting fungi seen during winter walks through this fine riverside woodland.. |
| Record Description | This record will show several examples of the spectacular fungi to be seen at this time of year on the long- dead fallen trees and branches which litter the steep sides and level flood plain of the River Greta.
For images of relict hedgerows at Moor House Farm, Brignall and the Old church of St Mary on the north bank of the River Greta, see SWAAG Record Nos 689 and 845. |
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| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | For my provisional identification of the fungi, see photo captions. Corrections welcomed! |
| Image 1 ID | 6663 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Scarlet Elf Cup. Sarcoscypha austriaca. On dead branch. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 6664 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Scarlet Elf Cup. Sarcoscypha austriaca. On dead branch. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 6665 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Crested Coral Fungus. On tree bark, usually on ground in wet woodland. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 6666 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Crested Coral Fungus. Note the droplets of water at the forked extremities of this small fungus. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 6667 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Crested Coral Fungus. On tree bark, usually on ground in wet woodland. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 6668 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Crested Coral Fungus. On tree bark, usually on ground in wet woodland. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 6669 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Unidentified very delicate and small stalked white- cap mushroom fungus on mossy tree bark. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 6670 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | The same |  |
| Image 9 ID | 6672 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | Honey Fungus on stump. A tree killer. |  |
