Archive - Nov 14, 2004

We walked up and down Beacon Hill in Leicestershire. There was a good selection of fungi there although I didn't have time to set up the tripod so most of the photos aren't that good quality. I thought this fungus might be Iconotus dryadeus. Colin Duke [UKWildlife] informed me however that these are more often found on oak (whereas this is clearly on birch). He has identified it as Blushing Bracket (Daedaleopis confragosa). The underside was really quite interesting and looked like a piece of coral. Apparently if you brush the gills they turn a pinky red colour hence its name.