I look after another 3 meadows in South Yorkshire that were old glebe land (owned by the @churchofengland.org , and rent was extra income for the vicar). The church preserved a few meadows through their long term ownership, all the land around being pretty poor for wildlife.

Maybe, I had thought about putting a camera trap up, but it's in a difficult to get to place, so I don't think I'll have time tomorrow (and it might be finished off by then).

The description of the other two are here, for anyone who hasn't seen it before (they aren't in any of my books).

mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/1198/

I've not come across sciophanus, and can't find a description of it. Do you know if it's been described in English? And that is accessible online?

It's only a Matt of time until they split Parrot waxcaps into a variety of species (let's hope they can be determined morphological, as species by DNA test is so difficult for people to engage with).

This really is a striking colour

I've seen this in quite a few places this year, it must be liking the conditions.

My children are thoroughly embarrassed when I call them flower (or occasionally love) in front of their friends!

I spend so long looking at flowers and admiring them, surely it's a complement that my children are held in such high esteem to be given such an epithet.

I think people are too squeamish and/or don't like the idea of things being shot (I don't know where they think their supermarket mince comes from) for it to be mass market, but surely there is enough of a market for a small scale?

Well when Lancashire gives us bits of 'east Lancashire' and back I'll speak to my countrymen in Mid Yorkshire Fungi Group about their boundaries. 😜

Although I've been well indoctrinated to call my patch, Sorbyshire. A new county, I have divided loyalties (Yorkshire/Sorbyshire) now.

Yes I quite agree, and for wetlands/new ponds it's possibly better to wait and see what turns up rather than introducing unknown things.

It would be useful to have some idea about site continuity/importance from an assemblage. Similar to grassland fungi assemblage scoring, it includes some species that indicate a good site/worth further investigation even if found on its own.

Sadly, as with many Cotoneasters it can escape into the wild easily. And is on schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Interesting thought. In South Yorkshire it has declined in the past and is Locally Scarce in VC63. But along Sheffield and Tinsley Canal (upstream of the Don in Rotherham) it's been recorded for quite a stretch. So it is a stronghold, but I don't think old records are good enough to show change

Yes, I think you are right. More woodland, more broadleaves than conifers, some of it managed, and set in a landscape of other semi-natural habitat. I think that would help so many things!

Interesting, I wonder if the lack of management of most woodlands and the aging of trees therein will lead to an increase again (in several decades! If there are any Lesser Spotteds left by then).