Strumpshaw Fen Fungi – December 2017
30 December 2017
Ascocoryne sarcoides (Purple Jellydisc) on the cut end of a Birch log.
![](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/strumpshaw_12_17_01-600x450.jpg)
![ascocoryne sarcoides](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/strumpshaw_12_17_02-600x450.jpg)
Strumpshaw Fen – December 2017
Stereum hirsutum in the fissures of the bark:
![stereum hirsutum](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/strumpshaw_12_17_03-600x800.jpg)
Strumpshaw Fen – December 2017
Tremella mesenterica, commonly known as Yellow Brain Fungus, is erroneously referred to as Witches’ Butter which is the common name for Exidia glandulosa [First Nature].
![tremella mesenterica](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/strumpshaw_12_17_04-600x450.jpg)
Strumpshaw – December 2017
Probably a Beech stump covered with a crust fungus with a bright yellow slime mould plasmodium
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Strumpshaw – December 2017
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Strumpshaw – December 2017
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Strumpshaw – December 2017
The fungus below looks like it could be Flammulina velutipes (Velvet Shank) – it was a damp day and the caps were slimy with a smooth sheen.
![flammulina velutipes](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/strumpshaw_12_17_05-600x450.jpg)
Strumpshaw – December 2017
Further along on the river Yare path, possibly a more mature form of Flammulina velutipes.
![flammulina velutipes](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/strumpshaw_12_17_06-600x450.jpg)
Strumpshaw – December 2017
Auricularia auricula (Jelly Ear).
![](https://traversingthehinterland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/strumpshaw_12_17_07-600x800.jpg)
Strumpshaw – December 2017