High Hurst Copse
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| This newly renovated path takes us westwards back to Burnthouse Lane. Turn south and, halfway up Peacocks Hill, turn into High Hurst Copse. These are private woods but we have permission to walk through to the next public footpath.Here you will soon see Earthballs, Scleroderma citrinum, larger than the S. areolatum that we saw earlier in similar circumstances. | |
| When the path divides take the high
road and continue through to the public footpath that crosses the ridge from High Hurst
Farm. This is one of the best spots I know for the Wood Mushroom, Agaricus sylvicola, and
this is to my taste the most delicious of all edible fungi. Back Home The public footpath takes us off the
ridge, across a wide grassy field and then up a rather meanly narrow corridor to Park
Lane. It is now a pleasant undemanding downhill stroll back to the White Horse. |
 Agaricus sylvicola, 7 October 2000, High Hurst Copse |
J.Simons - 10/10/2000 |
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Jonathan Simons 9 Octber 2000