Fungi
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Beechwood Sickener - Russula nobilis
Ochre Brittlegill - Russula ochroleuca
Russula sanguinea
Primrose Brittlegill - Russula sardonia
Russula silvestris
Russula torulosa
The Flirt - Russula vesca
Crab Brittlegill - Russula xerampelina
Scarlet Elf Cup - Sarcoscypha coccinea
Scarlet elfcups are a winter species which mainly grow in woodland on moss-covered hardwood, fallen twigs and branches.
Split Porecrust - Schizopora paradoxa
Common Eyelash - Scutellinia scutellata
Hazel Bracket - Skeletocutis nivea
Sordaria macrospora
Yellow Fan - Spathularia flavida
FGC is only the 3rd site record in Yorkshire with a possible 3 sites in NE England. It is understood to be on the Red List of Rare Species.
This yellow earthtongue grows to about 5cm high and grows in needle litter in conifer woods. Its stem is paler than the head of the fungus.
Bonnet Mould - Spinellus fusiger
Bleeding Oak Crust - Stereum gausapatum
Hairy Curtain Crust - Stereum hirsutum
A small orange yellow crust fungus that sometimes appears in tiers. It is undulating, a bit like a drawn-back curtain. With a hand lens you may see some hairs on the upper surface and has a smooth yellow/orange undersurface. Look for it on deciduous stumps or fallen logs and branches.
Bleeding Conifer Crust - Stereum sanguinolentum
Stropharia aurantiaca
Blue Roundhead - Stropharia caerulea
Dung Roundhead - Stropharia semiglobata
Bovine Bolete - Suillus bovinus
Larch Bolete - Suillus grevillei
The Larch bolete is, not surprisingly, found on the ground under larches: its large yellow or orange cap is slimy when moist and appears shiny when dry. Its pores are also yellow but may darken to a rusty-brown.
Slippery Jack - Suillus luteus
The large slimy caps of these boletes are often plentiful on the moor, just at the edge of the pine plantations. It has yellow pores underneath which become more olive coloured with age and a large floppy ring.