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There are lots of fungi in the wood at present.

so far identified:- Plums & Custard, Pestle Puffball, Candle-Snuff, Dead man's Fingers, Tawny Funnel Cap, Clouded Agaric, ink caps, various Mycena and bracket fungi

Some lovely Plums & custard (Tricholomopsis rutilans) This toadstool is neither edible or poisonous but has striking yellow custard coloured flesh and one on the glade was about 12cm across.
Candle-snuff ( Xylaria hypoxylon)

Very common fungus which grows on decaying wood. We have 2 tree stumps near the path which look like balding heads of hair and a birthday cake!
Tawny Funnel Cap (Clitocybe flaccida)

This species is edible but not recommended!

Averages 8cm across.

Mycena filopes - very small (2cm)
Clouded Agaric (Clitocybe nebularis)

Averages 10cm across. Young caps are edible but can cause gastric problems so best avoided!

 

 

 

Old wood mushroom (I think)
St George's Day Mushroom
(Calocybe gambosa)		  
Dead Man's Fingers (Xylaria polymorpha)
Doesn't look very nice - rather what you'd expect from the name!
Silky Rosegill (Volvariella bombycina)

Widespread but not very common. These are growing on an old tree stump and are about 10cm across. On the left you can see them emerging, on the right fully open.
Another strange-looking fungus, this one is Jew's Ear (Auricularia auricula). It is transluscent and floppy, just like a real ear!