Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Animals
Fallow Deer Herd
Roe Deer
Birds
Little Egret
Fungi
The November continuing wet weather continues to bring out numerous fungi species (selection below).
Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Common Puffball (Lycoperdon perlatum)
Trooping Funnel Cap (Clitocybe geotropa)
Trooping Funnel Cap (Clitocybe geotropa)
Honey Fungus (Probably Armillaria mellea)
Honey Fungus (Probably Armillaria mellea)
Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)
Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)
Pale Oyster (Pleurotus pulmonarius)
Tyromyces chioneu
Tyromyces chioneu
Jelly Rot (Phlebia Tremellosa)
Jelly Rot (Phlebia Tremellosa)
Candle Snuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)
Silverleaf Fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Cinnamon or Rust-Porecrust
Cinnamon or Rust-Porecrust
Shaggy Ink Cap (Coprinus comatus) growing stage
Shaggy Ink Cap Late stage after dissolving into inky fluid
Yellow Brain Fungus (Tremella mesenterica)
Jelly ear fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae)
Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)
Common Bonnet (Mycena galericulata)
Pink Bonnet (Mycena pura)
Pink Bonnet (Mycena pura)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Shaggy Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa)
Alder Bracket (Inonotus radiatus)
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleruria aurantia)
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleruria aurantia)
Hazel Woodwart (Hypoxylon fuscum)
Orange Peel Fungus (Aleruria aurantia) underside and stem
The Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides) fungus shown below is very rare and on the Red Data List of endangered species due it's rarity. The FRDBI (British MycologIcal Society database) for Warwickshire VC38 has only three previous recordings. (refer also November 2022 page)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
Coral Tooth (Hericium coralloides)
The Agaricus fungi are another difficult one to distinguish between sub-species unless using a microscope so this one can only be identified to the species level.
Agaricus Fungus sub-species not determined
Agaricus Fungus 1c sub-species not determined
Agaricus Fungus sub-species not determined
The fungi below is the common wet rot fungus.
Wet Rot (Coniophora puteana)
Ones that escaped the camera lens this month
a) Hare.