Some years ago, there was this huge tree across the road from where we lived and for reasons lost in history the council was persuaded to cut it down. Instead of removing the tree entirely they rather strategically left the huge trunk lying on the pavement and sculpted it into a bench. Slowly the trunk started to rot and eventually the bench disintegrated. The rotting wood made the trunk a perfect bed for fungi. After the recent rains the fungi moved in and provided a colourful display. For scale, the caps are larger than my hand. iNaturalist says it is probably a Gymnopilus palmicola.
