Carmarthenshire Fungi

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Wales Fungus Day

October 14th 2018 at the National Botanic Garden of Wales 

The event includes:

• Guided walks and talks about fungi in meadows, flower beds, lawns and woods
• Tony’s Table– a cornucopia of fresh fungal fruiting bodies
• Fungi and fairy-inspired ballet with Llangain Youth Ballet
• Find out what fungi you can eat, and what you really shouldn’t eat
• Smelly Fungus Zoo
• Specialist walk to look at fungus causing ash dieback 
• Look for signs of fairies deep within our fungi-rich Fairy Wood and post a letter to the fairies in the fairy village
• Displays of fungi-inspired textiles, art and illustrations
• Lots of fungi and fairy-inspired family activities
• Stalls selling fairy and fungi bits and bobs

Indoor Talk:

1 – 1.40pm in the Paxton Room, Principality House: Hunting for Hidden Gems – Tools and Tips for Keen Fungal Jungle Explorers with Pat O’Reilly

Guided Tours:

11am – Woodland Fungi with Pat O’Reilly

12pm –  Garden Fungi with Emma Williams

2pm – Waxcap Meadows with David Mitchel

3pm – Fungi and Ash Dieback with Matt Combes of Forest Research

All walks start from the western entrance of the Great Glasshouse.

Llangain Ballet Performances in Theatr Botanica

1.30-2pm /2.15-2.45pm/ 3-3.30pm

Wales Fungus Day is part of the Growing the Future project at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

For more information go to https://botanicgarden.wales/visit/whats-on/wales-fungus-day-2018/

This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.