Friday 10th October
Porcelain fungi are one of my favourites to see in the autumn. With its translucent and shiny caps, broadly spaced gills and slender stems they really do resemble little porcelain parachutes descending from the trees. Only to be found specifically on beech, they are a frequent presence at this time of year on decaying trunks and often dead branches higher up in the crown. They are a very important food source for invertebrates and with their slimy, shimmering caps they can always be relied upon for a decent photograph or two.
