A walk in Binsted Woods on Sunday morning gave me the opportunity to look for fungi. Sadly I didn't find many! The Red-belted Bracket that was so colourful a few years ago is still attached to a silver birch, but the tree has fallen - the cycle of life.
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Candlesnuff Fungus, Xylaria hypoxylon |
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Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis |
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Holly, Ilex aquifolium |
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Inkcap, Coprinus species |
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King Alfred's Cake, Daldinia concentrica |
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Red-belted Bracket, Fomitopsis pinicola |
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Red-belted Bracket in 2016 |
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Red-belted Bracket on fallen birch |