Tue 2012-12-04 
From back in late summer: yellow wort, Blackstonia perfoliata.
A close-up of the flower:
And a close-up of the peculiarly-shaped leaves:
Photos taken in the field to the west of Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-08-26.
Mon 2012-12-03 
From back in January: a white crust fungus with a pink pore surface. It was growing on a branch that had fallen from a deciduous tree. To give an idea of the scale, the branch was only 4 or 5cm thick.
I used to think it was probably Gloeoporus dichrous but then suspected it might be Junghuhnia nitida. However, Peter 'Ditiola' at WildAboutBritain thinks it 'looks good' for G. dichrous. I am keeping a lookout for a further specimen to test this identification using my microscope. Actually, it was my inability to identify this fungus back in February that finally persuaded me that I needed to get a microscope.
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-01-25.
Sun 2012-12-02 
What I think is a larva of the figwort weevil, Cionus scrophulariae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). It was on a figwort plant (Scrophularia sp) growing beside the top lake.
This is probably another:
Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-09-06.
Sat 2012-12-01 
Orange slime mould fruiting bodies growing on decaying wood.
My microscope at x600 shows that the capillitium of these fruiting bodies consists of twisted strands with long tapered ends. This, combined with the orange colour, suggest the species is Trichia decipiens.
First photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, 2012-11-30.
Fri 2012-11-30 
From back in early summer: a lattice-like cocoon, probably of a weevil (Coleoptera: Cuculionidae).
Here is another from a few weeks earlier:
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK ,on 2012-07-05 and 2012-06-10, respectively.
