@anearthboundmisfit@mastodon.social avatar anearthboundmisfit , to random

Reminiscing with this gorgeous cluster of deep orange Favolaschia claudopus (Orange Porecap Fungus) fruiting bodies on a decaying Beech trunk. I took this on my local patch at Denny Wood, New Forest, UK in Autumn 2024. A subtropical species marching eastward across Britain's warmer southern counties. An indicator of environmental changes afoot.

A cluster of deep orange Favolaschia claudopus (Orange Porecap Fungus) fruiting bodies on Beech, revealing the intricate web of pores that give the species its common English name.
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@anearthboundmisfit@mastodon.social avatar anearthboundmisfit , to random

Another introductory post from a feral, mycophile.

This was one of my favourites finds from autumn 2025, and the first time I have found and photographed Aleuria aurantia (Orange Peel Fungus). This picture was taken at Denny Wood, New Forest, UK.

Aleuria aurantia on spagnum
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@anearthboundmisfit@mastodon.social avatar anearthboundmisfit , to random

My first post on Mastodon, as well as my first day in the Fediverse and a new start away from the bin-fire that is Faceb00k.

A photograph taken on a cold and misty January morning at Hawkhill Inclosure, near Beaulieu, in the New Forest, UK.

A cold and misty winter woodland scene featuring dormant Birch, Beech and Oak trees, as well as decaying, fallen trunks and timber piles.
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