Explore the diverse flora and fauna on the Downs from season to season through personal observations and photographs

Saturday, 21 Feb 2026

Badhamia slime mould

Found on an ash stump this morning were the early-stage fruiting bodies of a slime mould, possibly Badhamia utricularis. They will eventually mature and turn grey. This slime mould is fungivorous, growing and feeding on various types of fungus. Having recorded my first ever fungus gnat larva just yesterday, I found another in close proximity […]