One of the most widespread and common brackets, present in virtually every birch wood. Belonging to the Coriolaceae family, brackets that are diverse in form and colour, most are attached to the substrate, generally without a stripe.  Often with a leathery or woody texture, some are perennial, attaining a large size over time. The spores develop in tubes on the underside, and the spore print is white.

Brynna Woods, Bridgend, South Wales.  Brynna woods comprises of 38ha of secondary and some ancient, semi-naatural woodland, scrub, marshy grassland and rudder habitats.