Black Fungus

A black fungus, either Exidia glandulosa or Exidia nigricans, growing on a decaying tree.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-16.
A black fungus, either Exidia glandulosa or Exidia nigricans, growing on a decaying tree.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-16.
Orange mushrooms, probably Flammulina velutipes, growing on a decaying log. From below they look like this:
Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-19.
A small spot of purple fungus, probably Chondrostereum purpureum, growing on a decaying tree trunk. This species is an important pest of fruit trees, causing silver leaf.
Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-01-29.
Birch woodwart fungus, Hypoxylon multiforme, growing on a decaying birch trunk.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-19.
King Alfred's cake fungus (Daldinia concentrica), so called because it is was thought to resemble the cakes reputed to have been burnt by King Alfred.
Photo taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-02-13.