Beech Fagus sylvatica

Juniper haircap moss Polytrichum juniperinum

Most often grows on dome of large meadow ant nests

Springy turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus

Thrives in short grass on ant hills

Neat feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum

A moss that grows on the top of old anthills in the park, especially conspicuous in late autumn and winter

Holly Ilex aquifolium

Cream-spot ladybird Calvia 14-guttata

Hornbeam Carpinus betulinus

Beech Fagus sylvatica

Kingfisher

Green elf-cup fungus Chlorosplenium aeruginescens

On decaying oak timber.

Fly agaric Amanita muscaria

Spore print of specimen collected from north edge of park, near silver birch. September 2017

Southern bracket Ganoderma australe

On dead beech. Photographed 30/9/16

Shaggy scalycap Pholiota squarrosa

On mature beeches. Photographed 9/11/10

Parasol Macrolepiota procera

Under Scots pines. Photographed 30/9/16

Nuthatch

Giant polypore Meripileus giganteus

Photographed 30/9/16. On a beech stump.

Trooping funnel Clitocybe geotropa

Under beeches. Photographed 14/11/15

chicken-of-the-woods Laetiporus sulphureus

On sweet chestnut. Photographed 30/9/16

Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria

photographed 22/2/12

The blusher Amanita rubescens

Growing around ant hills. Photographed 30/9/16

Beefsteak fungus Fistulina hepatica

On decaying sweet chestnut. Photographed 30/9/16

oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus

on beech. photographed 25/11/10

On fallen tree near pond. Photographed 20/02/18