{"id":1036,"date":"2010-09-03T03:40:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-03T08:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2010-10-06T14:42:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-06T19:42:00","slug":"upper-basildon-3rd-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/upper-basildon-3rd-september-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Upper Basildon &#8211; 3rd September 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our 15 strong group headed out from the Red Lion on the outskirts of Basildon for a circular\u00a05 mile trek around the local paths and back roads. The wooded pathways provided a bounty of fungi and bird calls for those patient enough to listen. Only the hamlet of Quicks Green provided a glimpse of civilisation along the way until completing the ascent to the impressive Upper Basildon playing fields and village hall. Blandys Lane led us back to the pub for lunch and a much needed beer. Aside from the fungi the natural history highlights of the day were the sight of a fox on our path holding some prey in its mouth &#8211; either squirrel or rabbit; the sounds of Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers; Nuthatches; Red Kites; Buzzards; Goldcrests; Blue Great and Coal Tits; a Yellow Wagtail passing overhead and Swallows gathering prior to their migration. Butterflies were few and far between, but towards the end of the walk there were plenty of fresh Speckled Woods to be seen at close quarters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Report by Tony Rayner<\/em><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1036 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/upper-basildon-3rd-september-2010\/speckledwoodc\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/speckledwoodc-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1080\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1080'>\n\t\t\t\tSpeckled Wood\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/upper-basildon-3rd-september-2010\/meadowbrownc\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/meadowbrownc-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1082\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1082'>\n\t\t\t\tMeadow Brown\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/upper-basildon-3rd-september-2010\/green_wood\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/green_wood-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1081\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1081'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Woodpecker\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Pictures by Graham Mulrooney and Graeme Kelly<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><!--more--><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Fungi list kindly provided by Gordon Crutchfield:-<\/p>\n<p><em>Gymnopilus junonius<\/em> Spectacular Rustgill<br \/>\n<em>Clitocybe odora<\/em> Aniseed Toadstool<br \/>\n<em>Collybia maculata<\/em> Spotted Tough-shank<br \/>\n<em>Agaricus comatus<br \/>\nAgaricus capmestris<\/em> Field Mushroom<br \/>\n<em>Agaricus avensis<\/em> Horse Mushroom<br \/>\n<em>Agaricus placomyces<br \/>\nLangermannia gigantea<\/em> Giant Puff-ball<br \/>\n<em>Bovista plumbea<br \/>\nOudemansiella radicata<\/em> Rooting Shank<br \/>\n<em>Boletus chrysenteron<\/em> Red-cracked Boletus<br \/>\n<em>Boletus albidus<br \/>\nBoletus porosporus<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Russula cyanoxantha<\/em> The Charcoal Burner<br \/>\n<em>Russula lepida<br \/>\nRussula parazurea<br 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