Birmingham Natural History Society: Mycology Section
Sunday 27 April 2008
10.30 am Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre, VC 37, Landranger 139, grid reference SP 036814. Park in the car park, or overflow car parking as indicated, and meet outside the main entrance to the Centre. If approaching from the south, pass the entrance to Woodbrooke on the other side of the dual carriageway, and turn (signposted to WQSC) 400 yards further up the hill. We can have lunch at Woodbrooke for the modest charge of £8 a head (the food is very good there!). Please let Alan know if you want lunch, so that he can make the booking.
Sunday 31 August
10.30 am Compton Verney, VC 38, Landranger 151, SP313527. Park in the nearest visitors' car park on the right.
There is a nominal charge of £1 for visiting the grounds, to be organised on arrival. The house doesn't open until 11am but I'm sure the car park will be available at our usual meeting time.
Sunday 7 September
10.30 am Clowes Wood, VC 38, Landranger sheet 139. Meet at the public car park to the south of the road between Earlswood and Earlswood station at grid reference SP 102744.
Sunday 14 September
10.30 am Whitacre Heath Nature Reserve, VC 38, Landranger sheet 139. Park in the car park on the south side of the road at grid reference SP209931.
Sunday 21 September
10.30 am Sutton Park, VC 38,
Landranger 139. Enter Sutton Park from the Four Oaks gate in Four Oaks Road, and meet in the public car park at Bracebridge Pool at grid reference SP 103979.
Sunday 28 September
10.30 am Ryton Pools Country Park, VC 38, Landranger sheet 140. Enter from the A445 and park at the Visitor Centre (fee) at SP371725.
Sunday 5 October
10.30 am Olton reservoir (Mere), VC 38, Landranger sheet 139. Turn into Olton Mere, (cul de sac), off the A41 Warwick Road at SP134820, opposite BP garage. Continue to the end of the road/track, turning left at the bottom to ample parking.
Sunday 12 October
10.30 am Studley Thorns & The Alders, VC 38, sheet 150. Meet at grid reference SP089637. Turn off the byroad from Spernal to Morton Bagot into the track to St. Giles Farm at SP097628 and continue past the farm to the parking place (approximately 1 km).
Sunday 19 October
10.30 am Rough Hill Wood VC 38, Landranger sheet 150. Meet at the car park at the entrance to the wood on the A448 Crabbs Cross to Spernal Ash road at grid reference SP052637.
Sunday 26 October
10.30 am Packwood House National Trust, VC 38, Landranger sheet 139. Park in the official car park at SP174723. Grounds open at 11.00 am (fee). We will try to negotiate free entrance for non-members.
Sunday 2 November
10.30 am Wellesbourne Wood, VC 38, Landranger sheet 151. Meet at the entrance to the wood in the broad entrance to the gates or the adjacent layby on the A429 1 km south of Wellesbourne at grid reference SP275536. You should approach from the south to avoid a right turn across fast downhill traffic with poor visibility.
Sunday 9 November
10.30 am Withycombe Wood, VC 37, Landranger sheet 151, Explorer 205. Meet at SP139583 on the lane between Billesley and Great Alne. There is wide roadside parking on grass.
Sunday 16 November
10.30 am Coombe Abbey VC 38, Landranger sheet 140. The main entrance is on the B4027 Coventry to Brinklow Road at grid reference SP404790. Try to park at the northern end of the main public car-park. The pay and display fee is £2+.
Sunday 23 November
10.30 am Yarningale Common, VC 38, Landranger sheet 151. Park near SP189659.
Sunday 30 November Foray to be arranged.
Sunday 11 January 2009
10 am AGM.
Unless otherwise stated, forays begin at 10.30 am.
If you want to attend a foray, please mail, David Antrobus Contact Addresses. This will ensure that you do not arrive at a foray that has been cancelled or moved to a different location.
Beginners and people with a general interest are most welcome but would experienced mycologists - please check A Fungus Flora of Warwickshire and the additions to the Flora to confirm that any of the less-common species that you have collected have already been recorded for the County. If they have not, PLEASE KEEP DRIED MATERIAL for the herbarium.
Please send lists of species that you have found on the forays in Warwickshire to Mr A.W. Brand, 14 Bishopton Lane, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire CV37 9JN. Where possible, please state the habitat and associated trees and plants for each record.
If you find an interesting fruiting of fungi, and think that others would be interested, please ring John Williams on sthe number below. It may be possible to arrange a foray at short notice.
Permission has been obtained from landowners to collect for scientific purposes. In the interests of conservation, please do not collect more specimens than necessary for your personal use. We do not encourage collection for culinary purposes on our forays.
The Warwickshire Fungus Survey is affiliated to the British Mycological Society. Our web address is:
http://freespace.virgin.net/william.moodie/wfs.htm.