North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group
North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group
North Kerry Waxcap Survey 2012 - the Northern Ireland Fungus Group
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• The absence of Fairy Clubs like Clavaria fumosa (30 th in <strong>Ireland</strong>) and Clavaria fragilis<br />
(31 st in <strong>Ireland</strong>) are also surprising<br />
• Less common waxcaps like Hygrocybe nitrata, H.aurantiosplendens, H.mucronella<br />
and H.colemanniana were also missing<br />
• Hygrocybe conica var. conica, H.chlorophana and H.insipida were less common than<br />
normal<br />
• Species like Hygrocybe pratensis, Entoloma conferendum, H.quieta, H.laeta and<br />
Geoglossum fallax were more common than normal<br />
The reasons for <strong>the</strong>se differences are not known but <strong>the</strong>y are worth noting for future survey<br />
notes.<br />
Recommended sites for fur<strong>the</strong>r survey<br />
This list includes sites that scored well as it is felt that <strong>the</strong>y will prove to be better as well as<br />
sites that were seen but not visited. In Appendix 1 which gives <strong>the</strong> 10km and site details, under<br />
each 10km square, o<strong>the</strong>r possible sites are listed. Many of <strong>the</strong>se are purely speculative having<br />
been identified in <strong>the</strong> desk top survey alone but represent my best estimation at good sites<br />
within each square.<br />
• All <strong>the</strong> Blasket Islands: Great Blasket, Inishvickillane, Inishnabro, Inishtooskert and<br />
Beginish. These are probably very good sites but given that <strong>the</strong> wea<strong>the</strong>r is so often<br />
unpredicatable at <strong>the</strong> key waxcap survey time (late October / early November), it will<br />
always be very hard to get onto <strong>the</strong>m. The licence for most of <strong>the</strong> commercial boatmen<br />
finishes at <strong>the</strong> end of September making it difficult to organise any trips out to <strong>the</strong><br />
islands. The wea<strong>the</strong>r has to be good for <strong>the</strong>m to want to go out.<br />
• Glennahoo. The best site and it will be better with large areas of <strong>the</strong> valley still<br />
unsurveyed.<br />
• Lough Adoon. The eastern side of <strong>the</strong> corrie was not surveyed<br />
• Lough Annascaul. The eastern side of <strong>the</strong> Lough was not surveyed and permission<br />
should be gained for <strong>the</strong> steep fields on <strong>the</strong> western side as well.<br />
• Slea Head. This has <strong>the</strong> feel of a good site. Additional areas to <strong>the</strong> north at <strong>the</strong> upper<br />
edge of <strong>the</strong> enclosed fields could be targeted.<br />
• Knockbrack at Q704052 is a steep U grassy corrie that could be very good<br />
• Dunmore Head. Good potential for more species<br />
• Tarbert House. A good lawn and possible H.calyptriformis site<br />
• Illauntannig and <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r Maharees islands. Visits to <strong>the</strong>se islands were not possible<br />
also due to wea<strong>the</strong>r and are worth visiting<br />
• Inch Dunes: Maybe not a great waxcap site but worth surveying for o<strong>the</strong>r fungi<br />
• Connor Pass south. The road south of Connor Pass takes <strong>the</strong> western side of <strong>the</strong><br />
valley. The eastern side could be interesting<br />
• There are a couple of fields on <strong>the</strong> western end of Cnoc na nAcrai at V562993 that<br />
would be worth looking at.<br />
• Sybil Point – this site is bound to be better and is worth revisiting<br />
• Binn Diarmada, <strong>the</strong> north easterly of <strong>the</strong> Three Sisters is worth looking at<br />
• Lough Slat – also likely to be better than on this visit<br />
• Some of <strong>the</strong> fields above Ballinknockane e.g. around Q448112 would be worth visiting.<br />
• Drishoge River valley at Q619078<br />
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