Oak Mazegill
Oak Mazegill A medium to large size, hard, beige to ochre, perennial polypore with a maze-like pore surface most of
Inedible
Lacquered Bracket
Lacquered Bracket A beautiful annual polypore with the colour of a medieval wax-stamp. It often emerges from the base of
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King Alfred’s Cakes
King Alfred’s Cakes Although not edible, King Alfred’s Cakes make great firelighters, can be used as charcoal briquettes for campfire
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Hoof fungus
Hoof fungus A large perennial polypore mushroom, one of the commonest all around Europe. Scientific Name – Fomes fomentarius Common
Fluted Bird’s Nest
Fluted Bird’s Nest Looks like a cluster of furry black cup cake cases, with several tiny lens or lentil-shaped bonbons
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Conifer Mazegill
Conifer Mazegill Conifer Mazegill (Gloeophyllum sepiarium) is a common, tough, inedible perennial fungus found on dead conifer wood, especially spruce,
Common Rustgill
Common Rustgill An easy to identify family of mushrooms, the Rustgills have rusty looking gills and this one is common
Common Bird’s Nest Fungus
Common Bird’s Nest Fungus Crucibulum laeve is one of several species of bird’s-nest fungi and is among the most common.
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Collared Earthstar
Collared Earthstar Geastrum triplex is a species of fungus commonly known as the collared earthstar, the saucered earthstar, or the
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