Deer Shield Fungus - Pluteus cervinus

The cap is brown and averages 6 to 10 cm, it is bell shaped when young and more convex later. The stipe is quite long and is usually thicker at the base. It is covered with brown vertical fibrils on a white ground.

Found on rotten logs, roots and tree stumps.

Early summer to late autumn.

Widespread and quite common in Britain.

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.