I've done a night school course and led a fungi foray when I worked as a Ranger so wondered who'd be up for one.

Location is Glen Howe Park, time 10am, date Saturday 14th October.

Sorry its a bit of an early time but that is the best time to see the mushrooms before the slugs get them.

We'll meet in the car park. The 57 and 58 buses stop at Wharncliffe Side and people need to get off just after the Wharncliffe Arms. If you reach the Blue Ball you've gone too far.

Feel free to post on the thread or PM me with any questions.

I've done a night school course and led a fungi foray when I worked as a Ranger so wondered who'd be up for one.

Location would be Glen Howe Park, time 10am, date TBC but on a Saturday

Sure, if I'm around I'd love to join in! Thanks, taxman, for bothering to organise another walk. :)

Could be interested depending on which Saturday. I've got a good walk that goes from Glen Howe Park if you're wanting to go a few miles (5-6 I think).

This sounds really interesting - I'll say yes tentatively. I'll just need to work out how to get there :)

*raises hand*
Brude can stay at home though :suspect:

I'm sure we can give you a lift Siân :thumbsup:

*raises hand*
Brude can stay at home though :suspect:



Noooooo!!! :o

An SF walk now wouldn't be complete with a regular chorus of "Wheeeeerrrrreee'sss the doooooooooooooog?! :hihi:

*raises hand*
Brude can stay at home though :suspect:

I'm sure we can give you a lift Siân :thumbsup:


Thanks Strix - that'd be v much appreciated (but not taken for granted - I can lurk en route with petrol money & doggy treats :) ) I'm appallingly bad at finding my way anywhere. Which come to think of it maybe why I like walking so much seeing as I do plenty of it when I get lost :|

Anyone know the bus number at all? I can't see it marked on the travel planner map thingy or even the A-Z.

It's at Wharncliffe Side. The 57 and 58 buses to Stocksbridge pass through.

Noooooo!!! :o

An SF walk now wouldn't be complete with a regular chorus of "Wheeeeerrrrreee'sss the doooooooooooooog?! :hihi:
Accompanied by a flying beagle, ears flailing, and tail desparately trying to keep up? :hihi:
(If I'm lucky :roll: )

Hi there, has the walk been and gone or is it coming up, and how far is it.... just a beginner at walking me and my hubby but only stick to the walks round longshaw and the like. please let me know more details

Cheers Kriss

Hi there, has the walk been and gone or is it coming up, and how far is it.... just a beginner at walking me and my hubby but only stick to the walks round longshaw and the like. please let me know more details

Cheers Kriss

Hiya
Its still in the planning stage, I am just gauging the level of interest before setting a date.

What I had in mind isn't a "walk" in the strict sense, just an amble around Glen Howe for a couple of hours exploring this hidden gem and spotting Mushrooms.

I'd be up for this, would it be child friendly?

I'd be up for this, would it be child friendly?

I see no reason why anybody couldn't come along. When I did the walk as a Ranger there were plenty of children who enjoyed being let loose on a woodland floor full of mushrooms. It just depends on the crop, if there aren't any around it could be a bit dull for everyone

I'd be up for this - it's on my doorstep!

amble sounds great we would be up for that - keep us informed.

cheers Kriss

Yep, another thread I missed. Sounds good though, so put me down.

Is there a date for this one yet Taxman?

And what is a foray? You don't hear about bluebell wood forays or Christmas light forays or tea shop forays. :confused:

And what is a foray? You don't hear about bluebell wood forays or Christmas light forays or tea shop forays. :confused:

Alliterative license :hihi:

Is there a date for this one yet Taxman?

I'm thinking 14th October at the moment

Is that the saturday?

Im fascinated by this and id love to take part, id like to see edible fungi in particular, Im just dissapointed that i live too far away.

Im fascinated by this and id love to take part, id like to see edible fungi in particular, Im just dissapointed that i live too far away.

Don't worry although most fungi is edible it's edible in the same way that dust or cardboard is. There are about 5% mushrooms that make good eating, 90% that are naff and not worth bothering about and about another 5% "special ones" to slip into an unfaithful partners porridge! :hihi:

Well im going to have a sneak around bardon hill and the woods there this weekend to see what i can scoff.
I mean identify.

if your into your fungi there are some woods next to st swithuns church, holmesfield. Yesterday i had a walk through and there was at least 20 different types of mushrooms: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=435000&Y=380000&width=700&height=400&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=pc&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=50000&multimap.x=147&multimap.y=378 owler lee woods i think

Sounds fab. Put me on the list of interested persons...

hi i am intrested
Thank you

Sounds interesting, I might come along

Rich and I will definitely be there, and Bailey of course.

I will be there too! I will also be able to give a bit of background into Glen Howe Park's history if anyone is interested - we are also hoping to restart the Friends of Glen Howe Park group so if you enjoy the Park there will be opportunities to get more involved!

I will be there too! I will also be able to give a bit of background into Glen Howe Park's history if anyone is interested - we are also hoping to restart the Friends of Glen Howe Park group so if you enjoy the Park there will be opportunities to get more involved!

That would be useful especially as fungi can't be guaranteed. Its a nice spot to have a stroll ariund anyway and any information you have would be greatly appreciated

Hello - Would newbies be welcome? - I'd love to come on this walk and maybe bring Mr Goose and the goslings along too.

Hello - Would newbies be welcome? - I'd love to come on this walk and maybe bring Mr Goose and the goslings along too.

Of course you'll be welcome :thumbsup:

Sorry taxman, as I mentioned at the meet on Monday, I have to work alternate Saturdays, and I`m working that Saturday I`m afraid otherwise I would have come. Hope ye find some, but knowing you as a fun-guy, it shouldn`t be a problem!
Incidentally, am checking out an area close to me this weekend , around Wortley Park, with a view to suggesting a walk from High green, thro Westwood Country Park and on to Wortley Park at some point in the future. Do you think ppl might be interested in this?

Incidentally, am checking out an area close to me this weekend , around Wortley Park, with a view to suggesting a walk from High green, thro Westwood Country Park and on to Wortley Park at some point in the future. Do you think ppl might be interested in this?

Sounds good. I have no idea about that area of Sheffield so it would be good to explore new places

Is it flat? :hihi:

Is it flat? :hihi:
not flat, more undulating than mega steep hills but good paths all the way! Don`t think its more than 8 miles, if that & goes thro a couple of nice villages (Wortley and Howbrook)

Bump! I got bored so I thought I'd be an interfering busy body and foist the bus timetable on you all so there's no excuse not to go on this splendid excursion!

No idea where we're supposed to get off! :hihi:

Car drivers look away now! (http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/yorkhumber/southyorkshire/timetables/timetable.php?day=2&source_id=2&operator=South%20Yorkshire&op_id=26&area=&service=57/58/58A/758&routeid=786205)

Also of interest up that way is Avalon's group's website, (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=150479) though I don't know how near the line we'll be in Glen Howe Park. Runs off to look....

No idea where we're supposed to get off! :hihi:



once you've passed through Oughtibridge there is about a mile before Wharncliffe side.

The first stop in Wharncliffe Side is outside the paper factory. The second is just after the Wharncliffe Arms pub and the third is outside the Blue Ball pub.

It is the second stop you need. Looking back you should then see a sign directing you to Glen Howe

What a shame - it is over the other side of Sheffield to me and by the time I got there with Mr Parcher, who is an avid mushroom forager, you would all be on your way back. (and I will be at an exhibition anyway!)

For some reason, this year, our favourite haunts round the Killamarsh area are devoid of mushrooms. :sad:

Purdy - I tried the bus timetable link but am getting an error message. Could you tell me what time the bus goes from bus station in town to get to the magic mushrooms for 10 ?

Purdy - I tried the bus timetable link but am getting an error message. Could you tell me what time the bus goes from bus station in town to get to the magic mushrooms for 10 ?


That's strange. I wonder why it's doing that. :confused:

Easy to remember though. The 57 and 58 alternate, every 15 minutes. They leave at 00, 15, 30 and 45 minutes past the hour from the interchange. The journey to Wharnecliffe Side takes half an hour, so 9.15 will get there at 9.45 (giving a bit of time to find the flippin' place.) :)

hello!

this sounds cool just a couple of questions:

- how long do you intend to be out for?
- can anyone post a link to a map or give a postcode/streetname that i can identify glen howe park by? im struggling trying to find it and im not that familiar with the wharncliffe/deepcar area!

Try google maps using postcode S35 0DW. This should take you to Storth Lane in Wharncliffe Side - the car park is at the end of this.
You can walk there from the Blue Ball pub south along the main road, up School Lane, via the footpath over the brook into the Park, or the stop before that and straight up Green Lane. The 57 at 9:30 should get there just before 10!

Cheers beck!!

The walk should last 2 hours, 2 and a half tops.

http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/019/019.html

I just found this website about Glen Howe park. The 'education pack' PDF has maps and some great photos. See you tomorrow morning! :)

http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/019/019.html

I just found this website about Glen Howe park. The 'education pack' PDF has maps and some great photos. See you tomorrow morning! :)

Brilliant Mrs Goose. Thank You!!

Anyone bringing their little uns on this one? If so, I'll bring mine.

http://www.heritagewoodsonline.co.uk/map/019/019.html

The 'education pack' PDF has maps and some great photos. :)

I've got some of these to bring along and a book or to about the history - I might also want to see if anyone is interested in hearing about the 'Friends Of..' group that is starting up!

We're planning on bringing our 3 - hope that's OK! :D

Sorry, children I meant :hihi:

We're planning on bringing our 3 - hope that's OK! :D

Very useful things children, closer to the ground you see, spot fungi more easily.

Very useful things children, closer to the ground you see, spot fungi more easily.

They can try them first too - see if they're safe

Thanks to taxman for a fab fungi foray and Beckelina for history of the park :thumbsup:

Hope to return there someday wielding a Machete, Chain Saw or the like to help with uncovering paths etc :)

Yes, thanks for organising yet another excellent event Taxman!

Thanks to Taxman and Beckelina! It was a lovely walk despite the gloom, and nice to meet more new faces, and forum sprogs (or am I going to get slated for that word too? :rolleyes: I mean it affectionately, of course!)

Not so many pictures today for obvious reasons. I wasn't trying very hard, to be honest. Too much faffing about required when the light's that bad. And lots were out of focus, so here's some that work OK. (http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/purdyamos/Glen%20Howe%20Park/?action=view&current=DSCN0493.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1)

Thanks to Taxman and Beckelina! It was a lovely walk despite the gloom, and nice to meet more new faces, and forum sprogs (or am I going to get slated for that word too? :rolleyes: I mean it affectionately, of course!)

Not so many pictures today for obvious reasons. I wasn't trying very hard, to be honest. Too much faffing about required when the light's that bad. And lots were out of focus, so here's some that work OK. (http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l115/purdyamos/Glen%20Howe%20Park/?action=view&current=DSCN0493.jpg&refPage=&imgAnch=imgAnch1)

'Sprogs' is infinitely more affectionate than some of the terms I was using today.

I like pic6 the bracket fungus.

Thanks to Salford's finest for organising the event.

You've some lovely pics there, purdyA - really atmospheric! Although I regrettably couldn't make it today, at least your pics allow me to get an idea what I missed.

And re sprogs - I quite agree with Tricky that it's a perfectly fine term. :)

Thanks to all who turned up. Hopefully some people will have seen Glen Howe for the first time and will have been pleasently surprised.

Pity there weren't that many fungi but there were plenty of Badger pits!!

Nice photos Purdyamos, :thumbsup:

Myself, Mr Goose and assorted sprogs all had a lovely time. Thanks taxman for organising the walk, and thanks to Godzilla for letting sprog number 3 'look after' your lovely greyhound, it made his day! - Nice to meet everyone and hope to see you again on future walks.

Purdyamos - just thought I'd tell you we thought the Caretaker was so bad that we left at the interval - You did pretty well to stick it out to the end ;)

Sarah greyhound really enjoyed the opportunity to socialise - she likes 'sprogs'. Sol, the lurcher, had a lot of fun running about, but at 10 years old had over-reached himself and spent the afternoon asleep on a chair. He was a little stiff on his evening walk.

Liked the photos purdyA and it was good to meet you again and to make new acquaintances.

Mr Goose also enjoyed the walk... Well done Taxman for all the organising.

Hey guys, i am new to here.
I think I found come Ceps in Beighton area but I need someone to confirm.
Can anyone help?

Hello and welcome max72, can you please describe what you have found. And why you think they are ceps?

Hey guys, i am new to here.
I think I found come Ceps in Beighton area but I need someone to confirm.
Can anyone help?

Taxman will see you right, Max. And hello! :wave:

Right, what I found are large mushrooms, with a brown cap yellowish stem, and spongy yellow undercap. When sliced the flesh is white, apart from the spongy yeallow bit. Also the flesh does not oxidise and turn blue when exposed to air.
I am Italian and used to go in October to pick porcini (Boletus Edulis or Boletus Regius). The only differences between what I have seen and what I remember is the size of the stem and the smell wich is less intense. I am not sure these are Ceps, but i think they still belong to the Boletus family.
Do you think it's possible to have Ceps in Beighton?:confused:

Right, what I found are large mushrooms, with a brown cap yellowish stem, and spongy yellow undercap. When sliced the flesh is white, apart from the spongy yeallow bit. Also the flesh does not oxidise and turn blue when exposed to air.
I am Italian and used to go in October to pick porcini (Boletus Edulis or Boletus Regius). The only differences between what I have seen and what I remember is the size of the stem and the smell wich is less intense. I am not sure these are Ceps, but i think they still belong to the Boletus family.
Do you think it's possible to have Ceps in Beighton?:confused:

Looks like it to me

Beighton area and the Rohter valley are a gold mine at the moment. I have seen quite a few edible species. I am still flabbergasted that indeed there are Ceps.
Anyone fancy a visit?

Just to let you know I've put my photos on my site - see the Glen Howe Park link on www.rtapper.plus.com ....

Hi - just wanted to say a belated thanks to Taxman and I'm glad everyone enjoyed the walk!
I probably mentioned that I was trying to start up a Friends Group for Glen Howe Park - well, for anyone who is interested we have a public meeting where you can find out a bit more.
It is on Tuesday 7th November at 7pm in Wharncliffe Side Community Centre, Brightholmlee Lane (next to the school).
We will also be planning a volunteer work day for January so watch this space! (or probably the space in the Events threads...)