The floor of the wood is so rich in humus and the atmosphere is so damp that fungi abound in the woods. Of course, we tend to only see their fruiting bodies - most abundantly in autumn.

They are notoriously difficult to identify so please feel free to correct any identifications here.

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The Destroying Angel [Amanita virosa] is innocuous looking but its name says it all :

Fly Agaric [Amanita muscaria] is related to the Destroying Angel but more psychoactive than toxic :

The tiny fruiting bodies of Candle Snuff [Xylaria hypoxylon] are evident on much of the fallen branches in the wood :

Bracket fingi are also common in the wood. This is thought to be Birch Bracket [Piptoporus betulinus] :c