Farley Hill – 20th October 2010

Searching for Blue Fleabane at Bramshill

Nine members met at what had been the Coach and Horses pub on a brilliantly sunny morning after the first serious frost of the autumn.  The route followed an apparently little-used path through The Leas, down to the Old Mill, over the Blackwater, then meandered [...]

By Ricki Bull, on November 8th, 2010 | Category: Wednesday walks | Leave a comment

Lackmore Woods – 17th October 2010

Gordon giving tips on identification

On the 17th of October, Gordon Crutchfield led a group of 12 members of the Reading and District Natural History Society in Lackmore Woods on the annual Fungus Foray. Before even leaving the roadside, 4 species of fungi were found – cortinarius auroturbinatus, Collybia butyracea,  Lepiota mastoidea, and  Lycoperdon [...]

By Ricki Bull, on November 8th, 2010 | Category: Field trip reports | Leave a comment