Sat 2011-12-31 
Pale lilac mushrooms, probably Clitocybe nuda = Lepista nuda, the wood blewit mushroom.
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-12-29.
Fri 2011-12-30 
What I think is tripe fungus, Auricularia mesenterica, growing on a decaying log. Note the hairs on the upper surfaces. There are some good photos of this rather variable species in this thread at Arbtalk.co.uk.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2011-12-21.
Thu 2011-12-29 
Flowers of white bryony, Bryonia dioca. The leaves look like this:
White bryony is a climbing vine and uses green tendrils to attach itself to other plants. It also produces red berries.
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-06-06.
Wed 2011-12-28 
A yellow disco fungus, probably Bisporella citrina, growing on the end of a decaying log.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK on 2011-12-26.
Tue 2011-12-27 
A female hoverfly, probably an Orthonevra sp (Diptera: Syrphidae). There are 3 species of Orthonevra on the UK checklist: O. brevicornis, O. geniculata and O. nobilis, of which O. nobilis is the most common but the other two are by no means rare.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-30.
