Pinkgills major update - eDNA results

They are appearing at last this season and there are a lot of Lilac Pinkgills (photo above) in the South Field as well as some Felted Pinkgills in the West Field. The major new species however come from the results of the eDNA survey which have just come through. This was organised by Gwent Wildlife Trust who took soil samples in April which Aberystwyth Uni processed. They found five Pinkgill species in the sample areas but three of them had not been recorded by me E. ameides (Bubblegum Pinkgill), E.asprellum (Roughened Pinkgill) and most surprisingly E. henrici (Matt Pinkgill). The last is considered pretty rare. That takes my list up to 18 species which is a great list for such a small site.