Fungi Friday: After the Rain and Through the Brambles
Published on HivePostify by @ellenripley · Fri Sep 04 2026
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Wearing shorts on a woodland walk turned out to be a slight mistake today. Thick brambles lined parts of the path, making it impossible to get close to some of the fungi without taking a few scratches.
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Still, I managed to spot some finds from a safe distance, including a few artist's brackets entwined in the tree.
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High up on a birch tree, a few smooth, birch polypores were sticking straight out. They looked just like big wooden noses growing out of the side of the trunk.
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Nearby was more birch polypore showing two stages of life, an old, cracked one against the tree trunk, and a smooth, light brown shelf of new growth sprouting out to the side. The pooch did a bit of photo bombing!
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I also spotted some turkey tail (I think) with their fan shaped rings breaking down dead wood. The overnight rain made them stand out as I approached.
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On another tree nearby, I saw several thick, grey fungi stacked above each other. These rock hard, layered fungi are known as hoof fungus for obvious reasons.
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Tucked down in the leaves, I also stumbled across a small cluster of pale, flat mushrooms with raised brown centres. I could not help but notice they look remarkably like nipples. No idea what they are.
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Before heading back, I picked up a small fallen twig covered in pale, leafy lichen, perhaps oakmoss? Even though lichen is a mix of fungus and algae rather than a true mushroom, it was still an interesting thing to find resting on the ground.
This is my entry for #fungifriday initiated by @ewkaw.
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