You can find many brightly coloured species in the leaf litter and around the trees if you look.
What do the fungi do for the woodland?
Fungi are vitally important for the health of woodland. These natural rotters keep our woods tidy and clear for us to walk through and in doing so recycle the nutrients needed for living plants to thrive.
What to look out for?
Some species to look out for are the Laetiporus, a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the wood, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because many think they taste like chicken.