mushrooms, mildews and other fungi, slime moulds, lichens and mosses
![powdery mildew [Sawadaea sp.?] powdery mildew [Sawadaea sp.?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_4216_EOS-1D_TheDowns_30Sep2025.jpg)
powdery mildew [Sawadaea sp.?]
Norway Maple leaf infected by a Sawadaea sp. powdery mildew – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025
![slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?] slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0264_7D_TheDowns_14Feb2026.jpg)
slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?]
fruiting bodies of a slime mould (possible B. panicea), with lichen and Birch Woodwart (?) on a birch trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Feb 2026
![slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?] slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0263_7D_TheDowns_14Feb2026.jpg)
slime mould [Badhamia panicea ?]
close-up of fruiting bodies of a slime mould (possible B. panicea), with lichen and Birch Woodwart (?) on a birch trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Feb 2026
![slime mould [Badhamia utricularis ?] slime mould [Badhamia utricularis ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0512_7D_TheDowns_21Feb2026.jpg)
slime mould [Badhamia utricularis ?]
close-up of fruiting bodies of a slime mould, possibly B. utricularis - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Feb 2026
![slime mould [Physarum album ?] slime mould [Physarum album ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD2_0163-PHO00006b_TheDowns_04Feb2026.jpg)
slime mould [Physarum album ?]
sporangia (spore-bearing fruiting bodies) of a slime mould, possibly Physarum album in various stages of spore release; inset shows more detail - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Feb 2026

slime mould on oak leaf
slime mould (cf. Diderma hemisphaericum) on oak leaf in leaf litter - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Dec 2025

slime mould on oak leaf
2 days after first image; slime mould (cf. Diderma hemisphaericum) on oak leaf in leaf litter - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Dec 2025

slime mould on oak leaf
slime mould (cf. Diderma hemisphaericum) on oak leaf in leaf litter; edge-on view showing stalks on fruiting bodies - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Dec 2025
![Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum] Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V5111_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Dec2025.jpg)
Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]
Dog Sick Slime Mould on a hawthorn twig - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Dec 2025
![Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum] Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V5103_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Dec2025.jpg)
Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]
Dog Sick Slime Mould on grass - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Dec 2025
![Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum] Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5595_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Dec2025.jpg)
Dog Sick Slime Mould [Didymium spongiosum]
Dog Sick Slime Mould on grass - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Dec 2025
![Scrambled Egg Slime [Fuligo septica ?] Scrambled Egg Slime [Fuligo septica ?]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-BD1_9787_7D_TheDowns_10Jan2026.jpg)
Scrambled Egg Slime [Fuligo septica ?]
the slime mould Scrambled Egg Slime (a.k.a. Dog Vomit Slime Mould) on a rotting birch branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jan 2026
![graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.] graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4808_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Dec2025.jpg)
graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.]
graphid lichen on bark of a tree trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Dec 2025
![graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.] graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-JO8V4806_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Dec2025.jpg)
graphid lichen [Graphis scipta s. lat.]
graphid lichen on bark of a tree trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 2 Dec 2025
![Whitewash Lichen [Phlyctis argena] Whitewash Lichen [Phlyctis argena]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5780_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Jan2026.jpg)
Whitewash Lichen [Phlyctis argena]
Whitewash Lichen (large blotches) on tree bark with at least three other lichens - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jan 2026

lichens and a jelly fungus
yellow-green sunburst lichen (genus Xanthoria ?) surrounding a brown jelly fungus (genus Exidia ?) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Dec 2025

Lichen on a sycamore branch
Lichen on a sycamore branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 06 Oct 2025

Lichen on blackthorn twigs
Lichen on blackthorn twigs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 22 Oct 2025
![Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri] Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5026_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Nov2025.jpg)
![Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri] Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri]](https://downsdiary.uk/wp-content/gallery/fungi-slime-moulds/thumbs/thumbs-NG8_5785_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jan2026.jpg)