Bath Wildlife Sightings
Amanita echinocephala (Solitary Amanita), Royal Victoria Park, Bath, ST7365
Date first seen
Date last seen
Frequency of Sighting
Species
Evidence
Photographs
Quantity
2 specimens, one kicked over
Locality
Royal Victoria Park, Bath
Habitat
Grass verge near trees and shrubs
Environmental Conditions
Grid Reference
ST739655
Other Information
Second colony found in the park,. A third was spotted a few weeks later near the entrance, ST741655. All were growing on the species rich grassy bank on the northern edge of the park. Originally noted as possibly Amanita strobiliformis (Warted Amanita), which grows in similar situations but that species is less likely.
Recorded by
Rob Randall
Identified by
Alan Rayner
