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Pluteus cervinus Fawn Pluteus Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire, (March 2008)
Cap tan - difficult to size as growing through a small crack in the dead tree trunk. Estimate it to be 6-7cm. Stem obscured but brown 5 cm. Gills cream spaced. Same as previous photograph but showing side view

Coprinus domesticus Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, (March 2008)
Cap at first elongated egg-shaped, then more flattened at margin - at first scurfy-scaly then smooth. Gills white then purplish brown. Stem 4-15 cm tapering upwards. Solitary or in small groups. On wood, logs and twigs. Spring and Summer

Coprinus domesticus Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough Nottinghamshire, (March 2008)
Cap at first elongated egg-shaped, then more flattened at margin - at first scurfy-scaly then smooth. Gills white then purplish brown. Stem 4-15 cm tapering upwards. Solitary or in small groups. On wood, logs and twigs. Spring and Summer. Same as previous photograph but showing stem and upturned cap

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, (March 2008)
Not sure about identification

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire (March 2008)
Same as previous photograph but showing the bowl shape of the cap but not sure about identification

Fomes fomentarius Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (April 2008)
Hoof-like, grooved. Margin blunt and smooth. Solitary or in small groups. Especially birch trees, also beech, maple and elm. Photograph taken of fallen silver birch

Psilocybe sp Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, (April 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm shiney buff. Dark brown close gills. Stem 2 cm or less. Fragile and concolorous with cap. Solitary on clay/brick footpath.
Photographer: Maurice Walder

Trametes versicolor (probably) Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough Nottinghamshire, (March 2008)

Calocybe gambosum St Georges's Mushroom Private garden, Beeston Rylands, Nottinghamshire, (April 2008)
Cap hard and dirty cream colour. Margin in-rolled 5 cm. Gills white and short white stem. On lawn and on soil in a flower bed

Calocybe gambosum St Georges's Mushroom Private garden, Beeston Rylands, Nottinghamshire (April 2008)
Cap hard and dirty cream colour. Margin in-rolled 5 cm. Gills white and short white stem. The stem was damaged On lawn and on soil in a flower bed. As previous photograph but showing the underside.

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (May 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm, buff, gills slightly darker buff, close. Stem 3-4 cm fragile concolorous with cap. Solitary, in grass and fallen leaves. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm, buff, gills slightly darker buff, close. Stem 3-4 cm fragile concolorous with cap. Solitary, in grass and fallen leaves. Near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing stem. Not identified

Calocybe gambosum St Georges's Mushroom Attenborough Nature Reserve, Attenborough Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm. White. Stem also off white. Solitary in grass, amongst leaves, near broad-leaved trees. A better example than than earlier photograph

Laetiporus sulphureus Chicken of the Wood Chilwell Comprehensive School, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 4-9 cm. Deep orange with bright yellow margin and underside. 1.5 cm thickness. Rubbery texture, faint rubbery sour odour. Overlapping in groups on trunk of green-leaved tree

Laetiporus sulphureus Chicken of the Wood Chilwell Comprehensive School, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 4-9 cm. Deep orange with bright yellow margin and underside. 1.5 cm thickness. Rubbery texture, faint rubbery sour odour. Overlapping in groups on trunk of green-leaved tree. As previous photograph but showing the underside

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (May 2008)
Cap 25-30 cm, dark buff, with darker specs; coarse/grainy texture like sand paper, gills slightly darker buff, quite close. Stem 5-6 cm. Solitary, or in very small groups in very dark copse on dead trunk of broad-leaved tree. Not identified

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 25-30 cm, dark buff, with darker specs; coarse/grainy texture like sand paper, gills slightly darker buff, quite close. Stem 5-6 cm. Solitary, or in very small groups in very dark copse on dead trunk of broad-leaved tree. Same as previous photograph but showing top of the cap. Not accurately able to identify

Private Garden, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 15 cm. Light tan. 3 cm depth. Stem short cream 3-4 cm. In groups amongst ivy near broad-leaved trees. Not accurately able to identify

Private Garden, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap 15 cm. Light tan. 3 cm depth. Stem short cream 3-4 cm. In groups amongst ivy near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Not accurately able to identify

Lycogala terrestre (A slime mould not a fungus) University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (May 2008)
Cap <0.5->1 cm. Pink with slight orange hue. Soft, cushion like texture. In very small groups. On dead trunk of broad-leaved tree.

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (July 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm light buff, cream, slightly yellowish umbonate. Stem 3-4 cm cream, no ring. Gills slightly distant, darker than cap. On grass in small groups. Not identified

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm light buff, cream, slightly yellowish umbonate. Stem 3-4 cm cream, no ring. Gills slightly distant, darker than cap. On grass in small groups. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Not identified

Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 2-3 cm medium to dark brown, shiny with light creases, paler at margin. Stem 4 cm more buff than cap. Gills dark brown quite distant. On grass in small groups near flower beds and broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Botanic Garden,University Park, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 2-3 cm medium to dark brown, shiny with light creases, paler at margin. Stem 4 cm more buff than cap. Gills dark brown quite distant. On grass in small groups near flower beds and broad-leaved tree. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm, bell-shaped with very slight scales or rough texture. Gills narrow brown. Stem short and broad 3-4 cm. In small group amongst leaves and moss in a copse surrounded by broad-leaved trees. Not identified

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (July 2008)
Cap 3 cm buff, flat with ridges - bruised. Gills distant, slight lilac tinge. On grass in small groups. Not identified

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 3 cm buff, flat with ridges - bruised. Gills distant, slight lilac tinge. On grass in small groups. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Not identified

Cator Lane Park, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm, umbonate, chestnut/tan, slight hairy rough texture. Gills dark brown crowded. On grass (2 or 3) near broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Cator Lane Park, Beeston, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm, umbonate, chestnut/tan, slight hairy rough texture. Gills dark brown crowded. On grass (2 or 3) near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing top of cap. Not identified

Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire, (July 2008)
Cap 3 cm , black/grey inrolled margin. Stem, 6-7 cm cream, slightly hairy, very delicate, had bent in the damp weather. In very small groups on grass near broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Amanita excelsa (=spissa) (Probably) Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland (August 2008)
Cap 6-10 cm purplish with greyish woolly spots of remnants of veil. Stem 5-6 cm, with deeply buried bulb and membranous ring. Solitary on grass near broad-leaved and pine trees. Summer- Autumn, Very common

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 0.3-0.5 cm, cream with ridges. Gills same colour as cap. Stem 7-8 cm. In small groups on soil near rhodedendron bush. Not identified

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 1.5-2 cm, whitish/tinged with light grey, inrolled. Stem 1.5-2 cm. On a lawn in small groups, silver birch trees nearby. Not identified

Tricholomopsis rutilans Plums-and-Custard, Glen Clover, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm streaked rhubarb pink with yellow. Stem 4-6 cm concolorous with cap but more yellow than pink. In grass near pine forest

Tricholomopsis rutilans Plums-and-Custard, Glen Clover, Angus, Scotland (August 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm streaked rhubarb pink with yellow. Stem 4-6 cm concolorous with cap but more yellow than pink. In grass near pine forest. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of cap

Amanita citrina (probably) Crombie Park, Angus, Scotland (August 2008)
Cap 4-10 cm yellowish flush with remnants of veil. Stem 4 cm finely woolly with broad ring. Gills white with yellowish edge. Solitary or in small groups on pine needles/grass near broad-leaved and pine trees. Summer-Autumn, widespread

Crombie Park, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 8-9 cm large tan/orange umbonate graduating to pale orange/cream. Gills quite distant. Stem 8 cm, slightly woolly, concolorous with cap. Solitary in grass near broad-leaved and fir/pine trees. Not identified

Crombie Park, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 6 cm foxy brown shiny plastic look and texture, graduating to darker cream nearer the margin. Pores close same colour as stem. Stem 3-4 cm, bulbous. Solitary in grass near broad-leaved and fir/pine trees. Not identified

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2008)
Cap 2 cm buff wiry/woolly. Gills dark brown distant. Stem 4-6 cm slight olive tinge. Solitary in grass away from trees. Not identified

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland (August 2008)
Cap 2 -3 cm white with woolly cap and stem. Gills dark brown quite close. Stem 4 cm broad with woolly ring. Solitary in grass. Not identified

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland (August 2008)
Cap 6 cm olive-brown, lemon coloured spores. Stem broad, 3-4 cm lighter in colour than cap. Solitary in grass near mixed trees. Not identified

Lepiota cristata Stinking Parasol, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (August 2008)
Cap 4 cm umbonate with small scales. Gills white, distant. Stem 2-3 cm. Small groups, in grass near broad-leaved hedge. This example showing the small scales on the cap. Summer-Autumn

Lepiota cristata Stinking Parasol, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (August 2008)
Cap 4 cm umbonate with small scales. Gills white, distant. Stem 2-3 cm. Small groups, in grass near broad-leaved hedge. Same as previous photograph but showing the ring. Summer-Autumn

Lepiota cristata Stinking Parasol, Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (August 2008)
Cap 4 cm umbonate with small scales. Gills white, distant. Stem 2-3 cm. Small groups, in grass near broad-leaved hedge. Summer-Autumn. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity

Old Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire (August 2008)
Cap 5 cm rusty tan with slight fibrous scales. Gills dark brown close, bleed, pink/red when examined. Stem 4-5 cm with broad smooth ring, slightly bulbous. Small groups under conifer trees. Not identified

University Park, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 4 cm conical, pale buff, gills light brown, close. Stem slightly hairy, 5-6 cm. One or two in grass. Not identified

Old Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 1-2 cm creamy/white with grey streaks, almost transulscent. Stem 7-9 cm, concolorous with cap. Gills same as cap with grey/black streaks. Small groups in grass near broad-leaved trees. Fragile leaning in the damp weather. Not identified

Old Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 1-2 cm creamy/white with grey streaks, almost transulscent. Stem 7-9 cm, concolorous with cap. Gills same as cap with grey/black streaks. Small groups in grass near broad-leaved trees. Fragile leaning in the damp weather. Same as previous photograph but showing the underside. Not identified

Old Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm conical rich chestnut (shiney when young). Gills dark brown close. Stem 6 cm creamy/white. Trooping, in grass under beech tree. Not identified

Old Botanic Garden, University Park, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm conical rich chestnut (shiney when young). Gills dark brown close. Stem 6 cm creamy/white. Trooping, in grass under beech tree. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 15-17 cm, rich orange, raised orange scales. Gills same colour as cap. Stem short concolorous with cap, but more patchy orange colour, 3-4 cm. Small group on dead log. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 15-17 cm, rich orange, raised orange scales. Gills same colour as cap. Stem short concolorous with cap, but more patchy orange colour, 3-4 cm. Small group on dead log. Same as previous photograph but showing less maturity. Not identified

The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm buff/greyish, splitting with age. Stem 4 cm, cream, slightly furry. Gills same as cap - quite distant. Small groups in soil amongst bark chippings, not too far from broad-leaved trees. Not identified

The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 2 -3 cm conical/bell shaped. Extremely dark brown, greasy. Gills very dark brown or nearly black, distant. Stem light tan/translucent. In groups in soil amongst bark chippings. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm white. Gills white distant. Stem 4-5 cm white with single ring. Solitary, in soil and leaves under a hawthorn bush. Not identified

Coprinus xanthotrix (mature) possibly. The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap, up to 4 cm, whitish grey and furrowed. Gills, grey black. Stem, white, tufty. On moist soil near broad-leaved trees

Beeston Parish Church, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm, brown, dry, cracking, hint of olive. Pores same colour, distant and oblong shaped. Stem, geniculate, short concolorous with cap, but streaky. White volva. Not identified

Beeston Parish Church, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm, brown, dry, cracking, hint of olive. Pores same colour, distant and oblong shaped. Stem, geniculate, short concolorous with cap, but streaky. White volva. Same as previous photograph but showing pore structure. Not identified

Ramaria flaccida possibly. Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire (September 2008)
Cap, 4-6 cm high, forked, slim and vertical slim branches. Pale yellow. In grass near mixed broad-leaved trees

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire (September 2008)
Cap 2 cm, dark brown, shiney/grainy. Stem 2-3 cm white almost club-shaped. Solitary, in soil and leaves next to a yew hedge. Not identified

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire (September 2008)
Cap 0.5-1.5 cm, whitish/cream with distinct umbonate, ridges. Stem 3-4 cm slender, buff/hint of green. In small groups in grass verge. Not identified

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire (September 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm cream with rose coloured hue, particularly on slightly umbonate. Stem cream, 6 cm bleeds orange/pink sap when touched. Single ring. In small group by a rock amongst leaves and pine needles. Not identified

Lycoperdon perlatum Common Puffball, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap white at first, then greyish, up to 5 cm in height, light bulb shaped, coarse warts. In broad-leaved and coniferous forests, in small groups. Common

Beeston Parish Church, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap, 1-1.5 cm, shiney light tan. Very slightly in-rolled. Gills close and lighter colour than cap. Stem concolorous with cap, short and quite stout. In small group on lawn. Not identified

Beeston Parish Church, Nottinghamshire (September 2008)
Cap 1-2 cm, canary yellow at first then more tan with age. Striate at margin edge; almost crimped appearance. Gills same as cap, close. Stem 2-3 cm concolorous with cap. Spaced out groups on lawn. Not identified

Aleuria aurantia Orange peel fungus The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cup or disc shaped. Orange 2 cm -8 cm. Slightly scaley and becomes more irregular and folded with age. On bare soil with gravel. Late Summer-Autumn

Aleuria aurantia Orange Peel fungus The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cup or disc shaped. Orange 2 cm -8 cm. Slightly scaley and becomes more irregular and folded with age. On bare soil with gravel. Late Summer-Autumn. Same as previous photograph but young

The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm dull brown and splitting with cream ragged margin. Gills close and cream and concolorous with stem which is also tufty, 1.5cm. Solitary in soil with gravel. Not identified

Xylaria polymorpha Dead Man's Fingers (possibly), Bristol (August 2008) Photograph courtesy of J James
Irregularly club-shaped, can appear warty. Black with powder-like surface. Short indistinct stem. Small groups throughout the year on stumps close to soil level. In this instance on an old cotoneaster stump

North Horsham, West Sussex (August 2008), Photograph courtesy of B Sargent
Cap up to 15 cm in width. Pink to red florettes changing to light brown after more than three days. Compact and close to the ground under an old oak tree. Not identified

The Old Wood, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap white/light cream, 3 cm, inrolled, short gills quite distant. Stem 6-7 cm very thick and looks disproportionate to the small cap. Scaley raised patches. Slightly broader at base. Two in grass beneath oak tree. Not identified

Scleroderma verrucosum (possibly) The Old Wood, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 5 cm brown with crazy paving cracked appearance. Margin inrolled and no gills/pores visible. Stem hardly visible 0.5 cm coarse. Several in soil near broad-leaved trees

Coprinus atramentarius Common Inkcap, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 3-7 cm brown, more rust at the centre with brown scales. Gills at first white, quickly turning brown then black. Stem up to 7 cm, in groups in fields, and grass near broad-leaved trees. Common, Summer -Autumn

The Old Wood, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm beige, buff, funnel-shaped. Gills cream quite distant. Stem 5-6 cm, even width, buff, coarse looking. Solitary, in moss near broad-leaved trees. Not identified

The Old Wood, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 5-6 cm beige, buff, funnel-shaped. Gills cream quite distant. Stem 5-6 cm, even width, buff, coarse looking. Solitary, in moss near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing gills and stem. Not identified

The Old Wood, Bunny, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap light grey/transparent 0.5 cm, gills concolorous with cap. Stem 5-6 cm slender and delicate, light grey with tufts half-way down and to the base. Solitary in moss near broad-leaved trees. Not identified

The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 2- cm egg-shaped brown with light grey tufts at margin. Gills dark brown, close. Stem buff 5-6 cm. Small groups on soil amongst leaf-litter. Not identified

Private Garden, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm or less funnel-shaped. Brown/olive and grey hue. Gills vein- like and very distant. In groups of two and three on rockery stone in moss. Stem 1 cm or less. This fungus is hardly visible to the naked eye and so this is one of three photographs. This photograph shows hopefully the minute size. Not identified

Private Garden, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm or less funnel-shaped. Brown/olive and grey hue. Gills vein- like and very distant. In groups of two and three on rockery stone in moss. Stem 1 cm or less. This fungus is hardly visible to the naked eye and so this is one of three photographs. Same as previous photograph but showing young fungus. Not identified

Private Garden, Chilwell, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm or less funnel-shaped. Brown/olive and grey hue. Gills vein- like and very distant. In groups of two and three on rockery stone in moss. Stem 1 cm or less. This fungus is hardly visible to the naked eye and so this is one of three photographs. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity. Not identified

Xylaria carpophila or hypoxylon Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Height 1-3 cm, black and white with appearance like burnt matchstick. In groups on dead broad-leaved trees particularly beech. All year

Calocera cornea (possibly) Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Yellow blunt and gelatinous, sometimes forked, up to 1.5 cm tall. Crowded on rotting and dead trunks. Summer-Autumn

University Park, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap up to 11 cm, cream with peach blush. Funnel shaped. Gills quite close and same colour as cap. Stem very broad and even 6 cm, concolours with cap and gills. In small groups in leaf litter under broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Coprinus xanthotrix (young) The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap, up to 4 cm, whitish grey and furrowed. Gills, grey black. Stem, white, tufty. On moist soil near broad-leaved trees. To view mature example please see thumbnails twelve, number one

The Willows, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (October 2008)
Cap 6 cm shiney copper. Gills distant dark brown. Stem narrow and even cream, no ring. In groups in soil amongst wood chippings. Not identified

Cavendish Lodge, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm moist, buff with grey blush. Umbonate. Gills close concolorous with cap. Stem 3-4 cm with single tufty ring brown at the edges. Stem smoother texture above ring. Small groups in moss on lawn. Not identified

Cavendish Lodge, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm moist, buff with grey blush. Umbonate. Gills close concolorous with cap. Stem 3-4 cm with single tufty ring brown at the edges. Stem smoother texture above ring. Small groups in moss on lawn. Same as previous photograph but young and showing brown tufts on ring. Not identified

University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 0.5 cm diameter, disc shaped with slightly frilly upturned edges. Dark red. Dry and firm texture. On dead trunk. Awaiting identification

University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
4 cm diameter, brain-like, gelatine texture. Very dark red and pink. On dead trunk

University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 1-1.5 cm thimble-shaped. Rough texture, white with brown flecks. Solid. No gills or pores visible and no stem. Solitary, on dead trunk. Not identified

Cavendish Lodge, Beeston, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 1 cm moist, bright orange, bell-shaped. Gills close, pale cream/lemon. Stem 3 cm smooth above groove, more coarse below. Not identified

Phlebia merismoides (probably) University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Bright orange/red, flat, spread and fused with wood. Irregular with fibrous growth at margin. Tough and jelly like. Late Autumn - Spring on fallen or dead stumps of deciduous trees

Peziza (possibly) Bramcote Woods, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap 2 - 3 cm diameter, bowl-shaped, light buff, granular texture/appearance. Solitary on dead trunk.

Dudley Zoo, Warwickshire (November 2008)
Cap 3-4 cm with in-rolled margin. Very shiney with darker scales particular in middle of cap. Gills close, darker than cap. Stem 3-5 cm concolorous with cap, fibrous with single ring very high up. In small groups on grass near fir/pine trees. Very similar in appearance to Honey Fungus but with more shiney cap and in-rolled margin

Dudley Zoo, Warwickshire (November 2008)
Cap 1 cm, bowl-shaped, thick and smooth margin. Light brown, solitary on dead trunk. Not identified

Phallus impudicus Common Stinkhorn, University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap bell-shaped developing a slimey-olive green mass which smells very unpleasant (like raw sewage) which is evident for many meters from the fungus. Stem is white with a net-like appearance and protrudes from a ruptured egg. Solitary or in small groups in deciduous woodlands

Phallus impudicus University Park, Nottinghamshire (November 2008)
Cap bell-shaped developing a slimey-olive green mass which smells very unpleasant (like raw sewage) which is evident for many meters from the fungus. Stem is white with a net-like appearance and protrudes from a ruptured egg. Solitary or in small groups in deciduous woodlands. Same as previous photograph but showing the ruptured egg of a fungus which had broken

Nectria cinnabarina Coral Spot Fungus Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (December 2008)
Very small brownish/pinkish pinheads 0.1-0.3 cm diam. Coral pink at conidial stage. In dense clusters on dead twigs and logs of broad-leaf trees

Tremella mesenterica (possibly) Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (December 2008)
2-10 cm Golden yellow, leafy folds, gelatinous. Solitary or in small groups on dead and rotting branches and twigs of broad-leaved trees. Late Summer and Autumm, common

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (December 2008)
1.1.5 cm brown, moist, gelatinous. Solitary on dead twig. Not identified

Attenborough Village, Nottinghamshire (December 2008)
Cap 4-5 cm, dull brown, irregularly folded. Hard, rough, dry texture. Gills very distinctive and wavy, dark buff. Stem 5-6 cm slightly ventricose, rough texture and concolorous with cap. In soil in small group under a thick green-leaved hedge. Not identified

Private Garden, Heanor, Derbyshire (December 2008)
Cap 1-3 cm strong ruddy brown with pink/purplish tone, slightly fibrous. Gills very distant same as cap but stronger pink/purplish. Stem 4 cm concolourous with cap but darker, again slightly fibrous. In a flower pot with Bottle Brush Plant (Callistemon). Not identified

Private Garden, Heanor, Derbyshire (December 2008)
Cap 1-3 cm strong ruddy brown with pink/purplish tone, slightly fibrous. Gills very distant same as cap but stronger pink/purplish. Stem 4 cm concolourous with cap but darker, again slightly fibrous. In a flower pot with Bottle Brush Plant (Callistemon). Same as previous photograph but showing the underside. Not identified

Bjerkandera adusta (possibly) Bramcote Open Space, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Small bracket with dark cream surface and white margin with a very distinct grey pore under-surface. On dead wood of broad-leaved trees all year. (See Browse 1, thumbnails 28 number 1 for less grey example)

Bjerkandera adusta (possibly), Bramcote Open Space, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Small bracket with dark cream surface and white margin with a very distinct grey pore under-surface. On dead wood of broad-leaved trees all year. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of distinct grey underside. (See Browse 1, thumbnails 28 number 1 for less grey example)

Auricularia mesenterica Tripe Fungus Bramcote Wood, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Partially bracket, 2-4 cm hairy, wrinkled, wavy and zoned. Greyish brown. Under surface, pinkish/purple, gelatinous when damp, hard when dry. On dead and rotting branches. Mostly Autumn-Winter

Auricularia mesenterica Tripe Fungus Bramcote Wood, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Partially bracket, 2-4 cm hairy, wrinkled, wavy and zoned. Greyish brown. Under surface, pinkish/purple, gelatinous when damp, hard when dry. On dead and rotting branches. Mostly Autumn-Winter. Same as previous photograph but showing the underside

Tramella mesenterica Bramcote Wood, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
1-2 cm pale grey/white, contorted, gelatinous, in small groups on dead twigs and logs. Thought to be a very pale version of the yellow tramella mesenterica. Autumn-Winter

Daldinia concentrica (possibly) Bramcote Open Space, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
2-7 cm hard, brittle, greyish black ball favouring dead beech and ash trees. This photograph showing young group before turning black, common. (See Browse 1, thumbnails 9 number 1 for mature example)

Daldinia concentrica (possibly), Bramcote Open Space, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
2-7 cm hard, brittle, greyish black ball favouring dead beech and ash trees. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of lead-grey tinge as leading to maturity. Common. (See Browse 1, thumbnails 9 number 1 for mature example)

Mycena rorida (?possibly) or Mycena University Park, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Cap (minute) 0.3-0.5 cm, cream, wrinkled and splitting at margin. Gills slightly distant same colour as cap. Stem variable, some slender some more broad and concolorous with cap. On dead trunk in small isolated cluster

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Flat, texture and colour very pale grey/buff with feint ochraceous tinge. Putty like texture and appearance. Cracked in middle when dry with paler white/cream margin. On branches of broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
1-3 cm deep purple with lighter pinkish hairy margin. In small groups on dead tree. Not identified

Entoloma (possibly), Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (February 2009)
Cap 6 cm, dull brown, greasy. Gills salmon pink, distant. Stem concolorous with cap - short 3-4 cm. In this photograph two stacked on top of each other and also in small groups on established 4 ft high pile of twigs and dead grass

Entoloma (possibly), Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (February 2009)
Cap 6 cm, dull brown, greasy. Gills salmon pink, distant. Stem concolorous with cap - short 3-4 cm. In this photograph two stacked on top of each other and also in small groups on established 4 ft high pile of dead twigs and dead grass. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of salmon pink gills

Piptoporus betulinus Birch polypore, Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire (January 2009)
Cap 10-20 cm and up to 2-6 cm thick. Brownish grey, smooth looking, with white pores. Hoof-shaped. Mainly on dead beech trunks. Annual, inedible. This one had been slightly vandalised by the time I found it. Someone had carved initials on the white pores

Bramcote Lane Open Space, Nottinghamshire (February 2009)
Small sized projection on tree branch. 3-4 cm. White with ochraceous tinges. Certainly not bracket shaped. Underside smooth and white. Awaiting identification

Hyphodontia sambuci (Possibly) Chilwell Golf Course, Nottinghamshire (March 2009)
White and spreading over tree trunk at least 20 cm. Appearance like thick paint with raised patches. Uneven margin

University Park, Nottinghamshire (March 2009)
White, bracket-like but triangular in shape. 4 cm across and 5 cm depth. Top of cap very rough and uneven (crusty like appearance). Pores also white and elongated. Solitary on dead log. Not identified

University Park, Nottinghamshire (March 2009)
Small semi-circular flakes. 1-3 cm white with ochraceous flecks. Smooth and rubbery texture. On dead log in small groups. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire (March 2009)
Bracket shape 4-5 cm, dark cream/light grey. Crushed velvet like texture, firm and inflexible. Pores smooth, shiny and dark brown. Crimped margin. Small groups on log. Not identified

Pholiota aurivella (young)(possibly) Shipley Country Park, Derbyshire (April 2009)
Cap 5-12 cm orange-yellow slimey cap covered in darker scales. Convex then flat. Gills yellow. Stem 5-12 cm, concolorous with cap with bands of fibrous scales. Fragile ring. In clusters usually in beech. On this occasion some were growing horizontally inside a split in the trunk

Coprinus atramentarius Youlgrave, Derbyshire Peak District (April 2009)
Cap 3-6 cm egg shaped when young then flattened with upturned margin. Whitish when young. Fibrous and scaley, smoother towards margin. Gills, white then brown, black deliquescing, crowded. Stem more than 7 cm, swollen at base. In small groups on wood or buried twigs. Widespead, Spring and Autumn

Coprinus atramentarius Youlgrave, Derbyshire Peak District (April 2009)
Cap 3-6 cm egg shaped when young then flattened with upturned margin. Whitish when young. Fibrous and scaley, smoother towards margin. Gills, white then brown, black deliquescing, crowded. Stem more than 7 cm, swollen at base. In small groups on wood or buried twigs. Widespead, Spring and Autumn. Same as previous photograph but showing top of cap and fibrous scales

Lathkill Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire (April 2009)
Cap 4-5 cm, dark buff,(slight speckled appearance) darker on umbonate. Gills, pale brown, close. Stem 3-4 cm pale buff lighter towards top. No ring. Slightly felty at base. Solitary in grass

Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire (April 2009)
Cap 4-5 cm light grey with buff tinge. Inrolled margin. Gills medium brown, close. Stem broad white. Unidentified

Private Garden, Attenborough, Nottinghamshire (April 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm conical, shiney dark grey. Gills distant and pale buff. Stem slender same as gills 4 cm. On lawn. Unidentified

Private Garden, Nottinghamshire, (April 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm conical, shiney dark grey. Gills distant and pale buff. Stem slender same as colour as gills 4 cm. On lawn. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Unidentified

Fomes fomentarius (Young) Hoof fungus or Tinder Bracket, Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Hoof-shaped bracket, thick greyish brown, crusted, zoned when mature. Up to 25 cm and same thickness. Can be solitary or in groups favouring birch and sycamore. Spring and early Summer

Hypoxylon multiforme Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Dark brown/black crust, hard, elongated in clusters on dead trucks

Fuligo septica Flowers of Tan (Slime mould) Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Very fragile, slimey lemon-yellow with no distinct shape. Summer and Autumn after rain in moss on stumps. Very frequent

Fuligo septica Flowers of Tan (Slime mould), Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Very fragile, slimey lemon-yellow with no distinct shape. Summer and Autumn after rain in moss on stumps. Very frequent. Same as previous photograph but showing close-up of structure

Marasmius androsaceus Horse Hair Toadstool, Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, (May 2009)
Cap 0.5-1 cm like a minute parachute. Wavy-grooved, light buff (pinkish tinge) to brownish darker in centre of cap. Gills, distant, concolorous with cap. Stem, up to 6 cm extremely thin like hair, but shiny and very flexible. In grass in groups amongst pine trees and needles. Widespread, common - late Spring Autumn. Photograph showing hair-like stem

Marasmius androsaceus Horse Hair Toadstool, Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Cap 0.5-1 cm like a minute parachute. Wavy-grooved, light buff (pinkish tinge) to brownish darker in centre of cap. Gills, distant, concolorous with cap. Stem, up to 6 cm extremely thin like hair, but shiny and very flexible. In grass in groups amongst pine trees and needles. Widespread, common - late Spring Autumn. Same as previous photograph but showing cap

Marasmius androsaceus Horse Hair Toadstool Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Cap 0.5-1 cm like a minute parachute. Wavy-grooved, light buff (pinkish tinge) to brownish darker in centre of cap. Gills, distant, concolorous with cap. Stem, up to 6 cm extremely thin like hair, but shiny and very flexible. In grass in groups amongst pine trees and needles. Widespread, common - late Spring Autumn. Same as previous photograph but showing underside

Phallus impudicus Common Stinkhorn, Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
This photograph is unusual in that it shows the remnants of egg on the cap. Cap bell-shaped developing a slimey-olive green mass which smells very unpleasant (like raw sewage) which is evident for many meters from the fungus. Stem is white with a net-like appearance and protrudes from a ruptured egg. Solitary or in small groups in deciduous woodlands. Only the young egg is edible. See Browse 2 thumbnails 20, number 1 for Common Stinkhorn without remnants of egg on cap

Rufford Abbey, Nottinghamshire (May 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm parachute like appearance, centre of cap has whitish appearance, then graduating to dark buff. Gills buff close. Stem concolorous with cap, less than 3 cm. On grass in small groups. Awaiting identification

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (July 2009)
Cap 5-6 cm white with light rust tinge towards middle. Woolley appearance particularly at edge of cap. Stem 6-7 cm white and slender. Gills light buff, close. On grass/soil near broad-leaved trees. Not identified

Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire, (July 2009)
Cap 5-6 cm white with light rust tinge towards middle. Woolley appearance particularly at edge of cap. Stem 6-7 cm white and slender. Gills light buff, close. On grass/soil near broad-leaved trees. Same as previous photograph but showing underside. Not identified

University Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (July 2009)
Cap 3-4 cm dark brick brown, dull, slightly lined near margin. Stem 4 cm concolorous with cap, twisted appearance, slightly fibrous. Gills also concolorous with cap. Not identified

Hygrocybe nigrescens (Young), University Park, Nottinghamshire (August 2009)
Cap up to 4 cm in diameter, sharply conical. Lemon to yellow with streaks of orange and red. Stem shades of white to pale lemon. Gills at first white then pale lemon. On lawns and grass verges in groups

Hygrocybe nigrescens University Park, Nottinghamshire (August 2009)
Cap up to 4 cm in diameter, sharply conical. Lemon to yellow with streaks of orange and red. Stem shades of white to pale lemon. Gills at first white then pale lemon. On lawns and grass verges in groups. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity

Hygrocybe nigrescens University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Cap up to 4 cm in diameter, sharply conical. Lemon to yellow with streaks of orange and red. Stem shades of white to pale lemon. Gills at first white then pale lemon. On lawns and grass verges in groups. Same as previous two photographs but showing underside

Scleroderma citrinum Common Earthball, University Park, Nottinghamshire, (August 2009)
Resembles a potato in texture and shape, coarse, warty and net-patterned. Thick like skin appearance. Frequent in conifer areas. Best not eaten, mildly poisonous

Phaeolus schweinitzii (possibly) Woking, Surrey (August 2009)
Cap up to 30 cm and up to 1-2 cm thick. Initially dark sulphur yellow turning ruddy brown with hints of red and purple. Zoned and warty. Bright yellow margin. Pores olive yellow then brown. On grass near broad-leaved trees. Summer - Autumn, not frequent. Inedible. Photographed on my behalf by James Waller

Hygrocybe conica (Young), Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Cap up to 2-5 cm in diameter, sharply conical, margin often irregular. Blackening on aging although this young one blackening early probably due to weather conditions. Stem 2-6 cm lined and fibrous. Gills greyish/yellow, quite broad, blackening when bruised. In groups on lawns, grass verges and pastures. Late Summer-Autumn

Hygrocybe conica Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Cap up to 2-5 cm in diameter, sharply conical, margin often irregular. Blackening on aging. Stem 2-6 cm lined and fibrous. Gills greyish/yellow, quite broad, blackening when bruised. In groups on lawns, grass verges and pastures. Late Summer-Autumn. Same as previous photograph but showing maturity

Hygrocybe conica Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Cap up to 2-5 cm in diameter, sharply conical, margin often irregular. Blackening on aging. Stem 2-6 cm lined and fibrous. Gills greyish/yellow, quite broad, blackening when bruised. In groups on lawns, grass verges and pastures. Late Summer-Autumn. Same as previous two photographs but showing underside

Letham Grange, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Cap 4-5 cm very smooth, dark buff. Pores pale lemon/dark cream. Stem not club shaped but broader towards base. Speckled and coarse appearance. Solitary on grass near a birch tree. Not identified

Calocera viscosa Jelly Antler Fungus, Crombie Park, Angus, Scotland, (August 2009)
Simply branched, rooting deep into the wood of dead trees. Egg yellow/orange, with sticky appearance. Flexible and tough. Up to 6 cm in height. On dead coniferous wood