Shaggy Bracket - Inonotus hispidus

Up to 30 cm across, these rust-brown brackets have concentric zoning on a distinctive, downy upper surface that is usually wrinkled at the edges. The cap is usually quite broadly attached to the substrate without a stem.

On dead broad-leaf trees, notably Ash but sometimes found on Poplar, Beech and Oak.

Late summer to winter

Fairly common in much of Britain.

Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.