Eagle-eyed passers-by may have spotted this strange fungus growing on a tree in the Go Wild area of Trowbridge town park.

You may have been mystified by exactly what it is - so now we need help from fungi and mushroom experts to correctly identify it.

Wiltshire Times: This unusual fungi growing in Trowbridge Town Park has attracted much attention from townsfolk as it hasn’t been seen on this tree before. Photo: Trevor Porter 70295This unusual fungi growing in Trowbridge Town Park has attracted much attention from townsfolk as it hasn’t been seen on this tree before. Photo: Trevor Porter 70295 (Image: Trevor Porter)

We asked the Trowbridge Environmental Community group for help and they say: “Having asked on social media, the suggestion is that it is Golden Scaly Cap ( Pholiota Aurivala ).”

Their answer comes from the British Mycological Society, a group of enthusiasts interested in fungi and mushrooms.