Today the weather was cool and cloudy but mostly dry.
CAR PARK
At the path from the car park I saw clusters of immature Coprinellus micaceus (Fig. 9.0) and Coprinopsis atramentaria (Fig. 9.1) in the leaf litter by the path.
ENTRANCE AREA
After entering the reserve I spotted a mottled brown fungus — possibly a Parasola or Psathyrella species (Fig. 9.2) and I spotted a decayed Armillaria fungus.
BASECAMP AREA
On the path down to Basecamp, I saw the Tricholomopsis rutilans and Laccaria laccata from previous weeks, a decayed Hypholoma fasciculare and Xylaria hypoxylon.
At Basecamp, in the crevice of a large log, I spotted a brown fungus growing off a fallen branch (Fig. 9.3) and Calycina citrina (Fig. 9.4).
At the end of the Basecamp railway path, on the same log from week seven, I noticed that the Stereum hirsutum had grown.
On many of the logs that had Stereum hirsutum, I spotted tiny brown and white fungi which I think are Mycena (Figs. 9.5).
I also saw some tiny Tremella aurantia.
THE DELL
In The Dell The same Pterula species, Coprinellus disseminatus, Typhula juncea from earlier weeks were around.
I found Phleogena faginea (Fig. 9.6) on the side of a stump.
I spotted a number of slimemoulds — an unidentified slime mould (Figs. 9.7), four clumps of a bright salmon-pink Dictydiaethalium plumbeum (Figs. 9.8), Trichia decipiens (Fig. 9.9) and Mucilago crustacea (Fig. 9.10).
Phleogena faginea
The Dell
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Unidentified
The Dell
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Dictydiaethalium plumbeum
The Dell
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Trichia decipiens
The Dell
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Mucilago crustacea
The Dell
Figure 9.
ENCLOSED AREA
Along the drainage channel path, I spotted an Aleuria aurantia (Fig. 9.11) and saw the Bulgaria inquinans on the sculpted log from previous weeks.
In the Enclosed Area at the end of the drainage channel path, I saw some Leota lubrica and more Clavulina coralloides.
YEW GROVE AREA
Along the trail, I found some Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa (Fig. 9.12) on a fallen branch and Exidia glandulosa (Fig. 9.13).
OUTPOST AREA
On the edge of the path, near The Outpost, I saw a singular Typhula fistulosa.
At the Pensieve, just after The Outpost, I spotted a Phallus impudicus (Fig. 9.14) and noticed that one side of the Pensieve had some prolific Phleogena faginea (Fig. 9.15).
TRAIL END AREA
I went off trail to check on the Phlebia radiata form that I first saw in week seven.
Towards the end of the trail, before the Pump House track, I saw the Auricularia auricula on a log from previous weeks which had grown large — many were in the process of decay.