"It’s Not Just About Trees (or Other Plants)": A talk about the Hidden Magic of Mycorrhizal Fungi
Crowhurst Village Hall
The society has arranged a talk about Mycorrhizal Fungi by Doug Edworthy. 2pm for 2:30pm start. The talk will be free to members of the society, or £4 for non-members. Light refreshments will be available and included free of charge. All welcome.
The talk will explain what mycorrhizal fungi are, and how they co-exist with, and benefit, trees and other plants. It will describe the place of fungi in the tree of life, describe how they enabled life to colonise land, and how mycorrhizal fungi are essential for healthy plants. The talk will also describe the research that led to the concept of the 'Wood-Wide Web' and whether the claims of the scientists who coined this phrase should be taken at face value.
Doug Edworthy is a retired Electronics Engineer and Management Systems Specialist who grew up in Forewood Lane, Crowhurst in the 1950s and 1960s. This proximity to the Forewood sparked a lifelong interest in woodlands and all things ecological. Doug is not a trained arborist, a mycologist or a microbiologist but he is passionately interested in trees and in the care of woodlands. He has been Tree Warden for Dallington parish since June 2016, and for Brightling since July 2018. He is a member of the Ancient Tree Forum, a volunteer warden for Forestry England, a verifier for the Woodland Trust's Ancient Tree Inventory, and leads guided walks in Dallington Forest.
