Orchard Fungi

Dated Nov 20th 2017.....this was a letter received about the interesting fungi which have been seen in the Orchard this autumn:

I am a local botanist and this morning, with a friend, was recording wild plants in the orchard. As we walked around we realised that there is quite a large number of fungi there, which possibly you are not aware of. Below I list some of those we saw, starting with the familiar red and white spotted fly agaric - the one all good fairies sit on!
Fly agaric -                 Amanita muscaria
Frilly skirts bracket -  Coriolus versicolor
Clouded agaric -        Clitocybe nebularis
Blewitt -                     Lepista nuda
Hairy stereum -          Stereum hirsutum
Puff ball -                   Lycoperdon perlatum
Stink horn -                Phallus Impudicus
A grey Russula
Buttercap -                 Collybia butyracea

I guess there are a lot of species because it is adjacent to the wood.
There were some beautiful fairy cup lichens too - and star moss.
The last time I visited was in the spring a couple of years ago when the foxgloves were magnificent. 
With kind regards,
Gwyneth Fookes
(Of the Bourne Society -
 Caterham's etc. Local history Society)