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Cawston Woods

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-31T10:54:57+00:00

Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)

Melanomma pulvis-pyrius

Something that originally looked like the image below.

Thanks to Iestyn for the above image

From Tony L

The black myxomycete was Amaurochaete atra. Fortunately in his introduction Bruce Ing mentions that this species occurs on freshly cut conifer logs - and the features check out.
Lil Evans recorded it from two sites in Norfolk (Foxley and Bacton Woods) the last in 1997 - so a nice record.

Coppiced Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)

Winter Chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis)

Coppiced Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)

Wrinkled Crust (Phebia radiata)

Coppiced Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)

Glistening Inkcap (Coptinellua micaceus)

Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)

Crimped Gill (Plicatura crispa)

Resupinate on Pine

From Anne

The lovely orange meruloid fungus on the underside of the Scots pine was Gloeoporus taxicola.
This has 4 records on the Mycota, but I hadn’t seen it before.

Rustgill Sp (Gymnopilus sp)

Slime Mold Sp (Stemonitis fusca?)

Trametes pubescens

Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor)

Trichoderma viride

Anne's microscopy image

I spent ages on the other resupinate that Mike kindly gave me!! It was growing on a birch log and it had teeth, so I assumed it would be something I had seen before.
The fruiting body resembled Steccherinum ochraceum, but the spores were the wrong shape. In FTE it mentions S.bourdotii, so I googled this and my micrsocopy matched this species.
It is mentioned in englishfungi.org that it was found on birch by the Hampshire Fungus Group in 2023, so it is a species in the UK.

Steccherinum bourdottii from English Fungi.org

From a Spanish website

Winter Polypore (Polyporus brumalis)

Egg shell Slime Mold (Leocarpus fragilis)?

Cawston Heath

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-30T17:53:23+00:00

x2.5

Cladonia fimbriata accompanied by Cladonia portentosa

Generic Key - Thallus squamulose Key C Pg 35
Cladonia - green, yellowish-green or grey mats of squamules, often erect and overlapping and bearing hollow podetia

Cladonia Key Pg 141

1 Apothecia brown, K- or if absent , squamules never with orange underside 10 Primary thallus squamulose. Podetia prominent or not.
11 Thallus of podetia or podetia growing from basal squamules.
12Thallus with podetia which are not usually interwoven, sparsely or not branched, and which may have a cup at the tip.
32 Podetia not split longitudinally. 34
Podetia without perforated tops and not forming tiers from one edge.
35 Podetia terminating in a wide cup
45 Podetia simple, regular (to 3cm tall), and/or long (to 6cm tall often slightly branched
(apothecia rarely on short stalks around rim of cup)
47 Podetia sorediate or squamulose warted 48 Podetia finely sorediate
50 KC - Cladonia fimbriata

LGB I3
1 Some squamules present, either scattered or forming a ± continuous, persistent basal thallus
and/or dispersed on podetia (Cladonia morphotype) .................................................................................. 2
Apothecia flesh-coloured (rarely pinkish) to brown-black, K–, or absent; undersides of basal
squamules pale, grey-black or yellow-green, never K+ purple .................................................................20
Basal squamules not dominant, numerous to very sparse or restricted to the lower part of
the podetia only; podetia dominant ...........................................................................................................43
Podetia and squamules C– .........................................................................................................................44
Scyphi present, mostly as wide as or wider than the podetial stalk ...........................................................45
Podetia not yellow tinged (without usnic acid) .........................................................................................53
Podetia entirely or at least partly sorediate or with delimited convex corticate granules ..........................66
Podetia and scyphi ± sorediate ..................................................................................................................70
Scyphi not centrally perforate ....................................................................................................................71

Difficult to go beyond here without PD

Cladonia portentosa

DOBSON - Main Key - Thallus fruticose

Generic Key - Thallus clearly hollow or orange Key Q Pg 47

Cladonia - Tangled mat of greyish or yellow green brancjes of hollow podetia which often grow from basal squamules.

Cladonia Key Pg 141

1 Apothecia brown, K- or if absent , squamules never with orange underside
10 Primary thallus squamulose. Podetia prominent or not.
11 Thallus of podetia or podetia growing from basal squamules.
12Thallus an interwoven often much branched mat of tubular podetia.
13 K-
16 A P reaction needed
But 17 Thallus pale grey to green grey, richly branched C portentosa

Cladonia ramulosa

Cladonia glauca

Dobson
1 Apothecia brown 10 Primary thallus squamulose. Podetia prominent or not. 11 Thallus of podetia or podetia growing from basal squamules. 12
Thallus with podetia which are not usually interwoven, sparsely or not branched, and which may have a cup at the tip. 32 Some podetia with longitudinal splits
33 K-, Podetia with soredia and squamules UV - ice blue - Cladonia glauca

Cladonia floerkeana

Cladonia Sp?

Cladomia Sp?

All forms of Cladonia chlorophaea???

From the Norfolk Recorder

This one showed negative spot tests and UV blue/white thus Cladonia crispata (Although a very small specimen)

Again from the recorder, despite the brown colour of the cups

the spot tests were P+ red, K-, & UV- so they rest at C chlorophaea s. lat

Felbrigg

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-28T15:47:08+00:00

Cladonia Sp

Cladonia Sp

Trametes pubescens?

Aloe Haircap (Pogonatum aloides)

Slime Mold Sp

White Earwort (Diplophyllum albicans)

Cladonia Sp

Sheringham

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-26T14:12:22+00:00

Turnstone (Arenariia interpres)

Eastern Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros form murimus/phoenicuroides/rufiventris)

Paradpxus type Ist wnter male - very clearly showing male colouring.

Apparently only c10-12% of males show obvious male plumage at this time. 90% look like females.

from
Birding Frontiers

Felbrigg

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-23T17:04:34+00:00

Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)

Cypress-leaved Plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme)

7 Spot Ladybird (Coccinella semipunctata)

Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)

Common Green Shield (Flavoparmeila caperata)

Dobson - Foliose - Not in keys K-N and attached by rhizines Key O Thallus often large and spreading. Lower surface with rhizines. Parmelia Group
1.Thallus yellow green 20, Thallus yellow green 41 Thallus sorediate 43, Thallus sorediate 44 Soralia laminal 47 Medulla & soralia K-

Common Powderhorn (Cladonia coniocraea)

Hooded Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes)?

Foliose - Thallus hollow or partially hollow. Key L - Attached by adhesive pads. Upper surface not perforated by small holes. Hypogymnia

Common Powderhorn (Cladonia coniocraea)

Salted Shield (Parmeli saxtilis)?

Dobson Foliose - Not in keys K-N and attached by rhizines Key O Thallus often large and spreading. Lower surface with rhizines. Parmelia Group Parmelia Key
1 Thallus grey or green grey 2, Thallus with Isidia or soredia 3 Thallus isidiate 13Medulla C- Thallus with white pseudocyphellae 14 Pseudocyphellae.as lines or white dots. Grey to brown. Coralloid isidia

Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Vespula Id

Cley

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-20T18:06:55+00:00

Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Shoveller (Anas clypeata)

Cley

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-20T07:47:51+00:00

Chinese Water Deer (Hydropotes inermis)

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Teal (Anas crecca) Wigeon (Anser penelope)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Cley

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-20T07:40:46+00:00

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Muckleburgh Hill

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-20T07:37:17+00:00

Bramble Sp

Fly Sp

Hammered Shield (Parmelia sulcata)

Oakmoss (Evernia prunastri)

Cladonia Sp? Cladonia fimbriata?

Dobson
1 Apothecia brown 10 Primary thallus squamulose. Podetia prominent or not. 11 Thallus of podetia or podetia growing from basal squamules. 12
Thallus with podetia which are not usually interwoven, sparsely or not branched, and which may have a cup at the tip. 32 Podetia not split longitudinally. 34
Podetia without perforated tops and not forming tiers from one edge. 35 Podetia terminating in a wide cup 45 Podetia simple, regular (to 3cm tall), and/or long (to 6cm tall often slightly branched (apothecia rarely on short stalks around rim of cup) 47 Podetia sorediate or squamulose warted 48 Podetia finely sorediate 50 KC - Cladonia fimbriata

Physconia Sp?

Physconia grisea?

Lichen Sp Crustose Sp?

Spider Sp

Hanworth

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-17T17:53:24+00:00

Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

St Mary's Church Warham

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-08T16:56:49+00:00

Leathery pale grey-brown lobes

A tan colour on the underside.

One of the few lichen species with a single holdfast.

5x life size

The immersed perithecia comspicuous as small black dots (ostioles) all over the thallus.

Dermatocarpon miniatum

This is the only Norfolk site for this species. More usually found on coastal rocks on the west. Although as in this case can be found on damp calcareous chest tombs.

Blakeney

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-08T16:51:11+00:00

Lichen Sp ?

Shaftesbury - Wiltshire

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-12-01T11:22:06+00:00

Lichen Sp

LIchen Sp

Lichen Sp

Lichen Sp

Lichen Sp

Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans)

Holt Heath - Hampshire

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-30T14:06:45+00:00

Cladonia coniocrea + Cladonia Sp

Cladonia Sp ?

Win Green - Wiltshire

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-28T09:13:56+00:00

Beech stand (Fagus sylvatica)

Blackmoor Copse - Wiltshire

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-25T09:29:43+00:00

Lichen Sp

Script Lichen Sp

Cladonia Sp?

Lateral Cryphea (Cryphea heterimalla)

Dilated Scalewort (Frullenia dilatata) & Whiskered Veilwort (Metzgeria consanguinea)?

Dilated Scalewort (Frullenia dilatata) & Yoke Moss Sp (Zygodon Sp)

Hazel (Corylus avellana)

Lichen Sp

Common Green Shield (Flavoparmeila caperata)

Lichen Sp Ramalina Sp?

Lichen Sp?

Lichen Sp (Pertusaria Sp)?

Flat-leaved Scalewort (Radula complanata)

Lichen Sp - Script Lichen Sp ?

Graphis scripta s.lat.

Pepperbox Hill - Wiltshire

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-24T08:15:03+00:00

Blackthorn ( Prunus spinosa)

Dilated Scalewort (Frullenia dilatata)

Common Green Shield (Flavoparmeila caperata)

Ramalina farinacea?

Narrow strap like lobes

Oval shaped soralia

Goldeneye Lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)

Lichen Sp

Ramalina fastigiata

Ramalina Sp?

Lichen Sp

Script Lichen Sp

Lichen Sp ?

Lecanora hybocarpa?

Evernia prunastri, Lecanora hybocarpa and Xanthoria parietina?

Lichen Sp

Hooded Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia physodes)?

Lichen Sp ?

Physconia grisea?

Lichen Sp ?

Flat-leaved Scalewort (Radula complanata)

Yew Gall

Gall caused by the Yew Gall Midge (Taxomyia taxi)?

Hanworth

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-19T15:57:40+00:00

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinrerea)

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Teal (Anas crecca)

Cromer

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-17T12:05:44+00:00

Abel Heath

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-13T06:37:34+00:00

Felbrigg

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-11-09T17:22:58+00:00

Hanworth

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-10-15T23:33:12+01:00

Fly Sp

Ivy (Hedera helix)

Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)

Tachina fera

German Wasp (Vespula germanica)

Cpmmon Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Hanworth

pebble@suckedslant.uk — 2025-10-14T17:11:35+01:00

Fly Sp

Fly Sp

Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

German Wasp (Vespula germanica)?

Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)