Shaggy Bracket - Inonotus hispidus
Description
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.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
On dead broad-leaf trees, notably Ash but sometimes found on Poplar, Beech and Oak.
When to see it
Late summer to winter
UK Status
Fairly common in much of Britain.
VC55 Status
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2020+ | 2015-2019 | pre-2015