Mention farming and you immediately think of the Hampshire Downs and its sheep. Running across the middle of the county from east to west with a spur going north are the chalk ridges called the South Downs. Found here are majestic chalk loving beeches and ancient yews. In the south of the county the clay and gravel deposits support the mixed oak and beech woodland and open heaths of the famous New Forest. Other Hampshire trees found in abundance include ash, birch, chestnut, hawthorn, and hazel.
Several rivers flow through the county with willows and poplars along their banks.
Various species of conifer are grown in regimented plantations by the Forestry Commission. At various points along the south coast line are sand dunes. This variety of habitat provides a rich and varied fungus flora. The founder and chairman of ABFG is Michael Jordan. He is the editor of ABFG Journal and the author and photographer of Encyclopaedia of Fungi of Britain and Europe .