Join Andy Karran for a fun autumn walk spotting waxcap fungi and wildlife on the grassland!

Autumn Grassland Fungi and Other Wildlife 🍄🌿Join us for a fascinating walk and talk around Ynys Hywel Farm and the Covid Memorial Woodland with Andy Karran from the Wildlife Trust.

Discover the incredible diversity of fungi found in our grasslands, including the rare and wonderful Waxcap fungi, which can be found in abundance at Ynys Hywel Farm. Andy will share practical techniques to help you identify these distinctive, colourful species and develop your fungi identification skills.

You’ll also have the opportunity to help survey the area, making observations that can support our ongoing conservation work. Along the way, we’ll look out for and record other wildlife and species found across the site.

📅 Event Details

Date: Wednesday 4 November

Time: 9:30am–12:30pm

Location: Ynys Hywel Farm, Ynys Hywel Lane, Cwmfelinfach, NP11 7NY

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🍄 What’s included

Guided walk and talk with Andy Karran from the Wildlife Trust

Learn practical fungi identification techniques

Discover and survey our rare and colourful Waxcap grassland fungi

Explore the wildlife and habitats across the farm and Covid Memorial Woodland

FREE laminated FSC “Distinctive Grassland Fungi” guide to keep — limited availability

☕ FREE tea and coffee refreshments

🚗 FREE on-site parking

🥾 Please bring suitable outdoor footwear, such as walking shoes or wellies, as we’ll be exploring grassland and woodland areas across the site.

🌱 Stay for the afternoon

Why not bring a packed lunch and stay with us for our friendly Allotment Group session from 1:30pm–3:30pm?

🎟️ Booking

This event is open to everyone and there is no need to book. Just come along and join us for a morning of fungi, wildlife and conservation.

We look forward to seeing you there! 🍄🌿

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