Saturday, 10 Jan 2026

Another cold day, but after some persisent rain in the past couple of days all the snow and ice is gone. So, it was back to a search of the woodland for something of interest. Fallen birch trunks and branches proved most profitable, with four photo opportunities.

Removing a loose flap of bark on one revealed beneath what I believe to be a cluster of snail eggs, although this is by no means a definitive ID.

On three separate fallen birches I came across a jelly fungus, Crystal Brain (Myxarium nucleatum), a crust fungus, perhaps Wrinkled Crust (Phlebia radiata ?) and a slime mould, possibly Scrambled Egg Slime also known as Dog Vomit Slime Mould (Fuligo septica ?).

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