Gap in the heavy showers.
Mullaghagarry Wood is primarily Beech and Oak with some Birch and other incidentals. It is surrounded by coniferous plantation, some of which was harvested about 4 years ago. The new plantation is of Larch, and can be seen in the middle foreground. A 'ring' of conifers remains round the edge of the deciduous woodland.
Various stumps and dead wood remain after the harvesting.
This Hypoxylon multiforme is on Birch.
Trametes versicolour - Turkey Tails - is very frequent on stumps and logs.
A very small black lichen on Birch. The green lichen in the second image looks like Lecanora chlarotera.
A dead Birch with all sorts of moulds and fungi rotting it down. I peeled away a piece of bark and discovered a couple of earthworms busy converting rotted wood into soil. This was taking place roughly a metre above ground level. I had never considered earthworms to be a wood-converting species, although it's common knowledge that they are prime converters of leafmould.
This Cladonia is very common on stumps in this area.
I haven't got a clue what this little (1 cm.) furry fungus is.
