Please refer to the Introduction Page to understand the context behind the monthly photographs.
Animals
Fallow Deer
Fungi
Turkeytail (Trametes versicolor) with Candel Snuff surround
Turkeytail Fungus (Trametes versicolor)
Candle Snuff Fungus
Candle Snuff Fungus
Orange Jelly Fungus
Wrinkled Crust Fungus after heavy frost
White Brain Fungus (Exidia thuretiana)
White Brain Fungus (Exidia thuretiana)
Jelly Ear Fungus (Auricularia auricula-judae)
White Brain Fungus appears on rotting wood in wet or damp conditions otherwise it shrivels up almost completely to leave just a transparent patch on the wood.
Lichen
Lichen are only recorded at each new OS Grid location (hover for Grid Ref). They are then entered on the British Lichen Society spreadsheet and submitted for their Warwickshire VC38 Lichen database and Lichen mapping.
Non-Churchyard lichens
Punctelia subrudecta
Punctelia subrudecta
Punctelia subrudecta (Different location)
Punctelia subrudecta (Another location)
Punctelia subrudecta (Another location)
Parmelia Saxatilis
Physcia tenella (unusual version)
Physcia tenella (unusual version)
Ramalina farinacea
Ramalina farinacea (Different location)
Ramalina farinacea (Another location)
Ramalina fastigiata
Ramalina fastigiata (Different location)
Ramalina fastigiata (Another location)
Flavoparmelia caperata
Flavoparmelia caperata
Flavoparmelia caperata
(Different location)
Diploicia canescens
Lecanora polytropa
Lecanora polytropa
Fuscidea lightfootii
Parmelia sulcata
Parmelia sulcata (Different location)
Parmelia sulcata (Different location)
Cladonia coniocraea
Phlyctis argena
Physconia grisea
Physconia grisea - Close up
Lichenicolous Fungus
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen.
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella (Different location)
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella (Another different location)
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella with Illosporiopsis christiansenii on bark (Another location)
Erythricium aurantiacum on Physcia tenella (Another location)
No ID but possible lichenicolous fungi
No ID but possible lichenicolous fungi
Illosporiopsis christiansenii on Xanthoria polycarpa
Illosporiopsis christiansenii with Arthonia radiata
Moss
Curly Thatch Moss with morning dew
Trees
Hazel Catkins in December
Ones that escaped the camera lens this month
a) Lots of Fieldfares but so quick to take to the wing.
b) Pair of Herons.