24th August 2014, Wepham Wood near Angmering

Last year there was quite a lot around these woods in August, but not much this time. Just a strikingly orange Small Stagshorn, some Beech Woodwart that I might not have noticed if there were more interesting things to distract me, one nice Tuberous Polypore, and Cultivated Mushrooms choosing to grow in the more manured parts of a sheep pasture.


1. Small Stagshorn (Calocera cornea).
Growing on rotting conifer stump. Up to 1cm long. Very orange. Small Stagshorn grows on decidous wood which is wrong, but Yellow Stagshorn is not this small. ID is best guess.

2. Beech Woodwart (Hypoxylon fragiforme).
Growing on dead beech branches. Very many nodules. Up to 1cm but mostly much smaller. Hard but can be scratched open.

3. Tuberous Polypore (Polyporus tuberaster).
Growing on dead beech branch. One. 7cm across. Fungusy smell. Tough flesh. Think this must be Tuberous Polypore although my spores are a bit wider than expected. Sporeprint white. Spores 9.5-14.5µ x 6-7.5µ.

4. Cultivated Mushroom (Agaricus bisporus).
Growing in manured parts of sheep pasture. Several in scattered groups. Cap 4-7cm. Mushroom smell. Has well defined ring. ID is fairly likely. Sporeprint dark umber. Spores 6-8µ x 4.5-5.5µ.