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Fungi foray
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Hedges,
hips & haws
Saturday,
13 September 2008
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About a dozen adults and
six children joined the walk, starting from the top of William Street,
through the woodland area, to Headington Hill Park. Although the dry
weather of the previous weeks had not encouraged the growth of fungi,
several interesting specimens were found in the course of the walk.
Before setting off, Dr
Webb told the group that there were about 2,800 types of fungi, not
including very small ones, such as rust fungi and slime moulds. The
total for all species of fungi in the UK is estimated at around
12,000. Fungi provide food for insects, which, in turn, feed birds
and bats. (A bat can eat 1,000 midges per day.)
Led by Dr Judy Webb, a group
of 18 people, plus four children, set off from the end
of Edgeway Road (originally 'Hedgeway' Road) on their
way to Marston Meadows, examining hedges along the way.
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