mushrooms, mildews and other fungi, slime moulds, lichens and mosses
![fungus [unidentified] fungus [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5352_EOS-1D_TheDowns_03Dec2025.jpg)
fungus [unidentified]
unidentified fungus growing on fallen tree trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Dec 2025
![Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina] Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4948_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Dec2025.jpg)
Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina]
Oak Blackhead fungus on dead oak branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025
![Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina] Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4937_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Dec2025.jpg)
Oak Blackhead [Diatrypella quercina]
Oak Blackhead fungus on dead oak branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025
![Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiformis?] Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiformis?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5532_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Dec2025.jpg)
Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiformis?]
Birch Woodwart (?) on a fallen birch tree - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Dec 2025
![Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme ?] Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0292_7D_TheDowns_14Feb2026.jpg)
Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme ?]
possible J. multiforme (black) on a fallen birch branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Feb 2026
![Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme] Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0815_7D_TheDowns_26Feb2026.jpg)
Birch Woodwart [Jackrogersella multiforme]
close-up of J. multiforme on a dead birch bough - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 26 Feb 2026
![Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa ?] Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5618_EOS-1D_TheDowns_19Dec2025.jpg)
Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa ?]
Crimped Gill (Plicaturopsis crispa ?) on dead Silver Birch trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 19 Dec 2025
![Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa] Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD1_9950_7D_TheDowns_29Jan2026.jpg)
Crimped Gill [Plicaturopsis crispa]
close-up of under surface of Crimped Gill (Plicaturopsis crispa) on dead Silver Birch branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 29 Jan 2026
![Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae] Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5768_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Jan2026.jpg)
Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]
Jelly Ear ( Auricularia auricula-judae) on dead branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jan 2026
![Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae] Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5753_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Jan2026.jpg)
Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]
Jelly Ear ( Auricularia auricula-judae) on dead trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jan 2026
![Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae] Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0200_7D_TheDowns_09Feb2026.jpg)
Jelly Ear [Auricularia auricula-judae]
close-up of Jelly Ear on dead trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Feb 2026
![Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa] Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5870_EOS-1D_TheDowns_04Feb2026.jpg)
Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]
the jelly fungus Black Witches' Butter on oak trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Feb 2026
![Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa] Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5798_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Jan2026.jpg)
Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]
the jelly fungus Black Witches' Butter on oak trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Jan 2026
![Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa] Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V5013_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Dec2025.jpg)
Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]
the jelly fungus Black Witches' Butter on dead oak branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025
![Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa] Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V5098_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Dec2025.jpg)
Black Witches' Butter [Exidia glandulosa]
the jelly fungus Black Witches' Butter on a dead branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Dec 2025
![Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum] Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5733_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Jan2026.jpg)
Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum]
Crystal Brain jelly fungus on a fallen birch trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jan 2026
![Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum ?] Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0286_7D_TheDowns_14Feb2026.jpg)
Crystal Brain [Myxarium nucleatum ?]
possible M. nucleatum jelly fungus on a fallen birch branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Feb 2026
![Yellow Brain Fungus [Tremella mesenterica] Yellow Brain Fungus [Tremella mesenterica]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5837_EOS-1D_TheDowns_31Jan2026.jpg)
Yellow Brain Fungus [Tremella mesenterica]
Yellow Brain Fungus on a lichen encrusted oak bough - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 31 Jan 2026
![Yellow Brain [Tremella mesenterica] Yellow Brain [Tremella mesenterica]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5734-BD1_9794_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Jan2026.jpg)
![fungus [unidentified] fungus [unidentified]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4968_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Dec2025.jpg)