The Helvella family have the most bizarre shapes. This is the Black Helvella, Helvella lacunosa.
Coprinus are very distinctive with their quickly-disintegrating black gills: the smaller ones last no more than one or two days once they open. Coprinus lagopus reaches a height of around 6-8 cm, with a 2-3 cm. cap. There were a few in a very small area, so I managed to get a shot of all the visible stages:
Lycoperdon pyriforme is the only puffball that grows on wood:
Handkea excipuliformis is a very much larger puffball altogether. I hadn't found it in this area before. Height before collapse is around 15 cm.
Hoping you are safe and well and the Common is in good order for the winter to come.
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