Terrifying fungi that look like 'fingers' sticking out of woodland have left walkers shocked – but they're surprisingly common.
Dead man's fingers, a type of coral, have been seen emerging from the ground at beauty spots around the UK.
The sinister-looking growth gets its name as they branch out into lobes, making them look like fingers on a hand bursting through the ground.
Images were shared by the National Trust, which runs hundreds of beauty spots throughout the UK as they revealed what creepy company walkers can expect over the Halloween weekend.
While they sound gruesome, it's actually a type of coral, and it's found on all coastlines in the UK.
The post reads: "Double double, toil and trouble; these fungi will make your cauldron bubble.
"Sprinkle in dead man’s fingers and a dash yellow brain; not forgetting one or two cramp balls. A handful of the devil’s fingers and an oozing beefsteak will finish it off.
"There’s no place like the countryside for some creepy company this Halloween."
The charity added: "We can only begin to imagine how many people have seen these and thought the worst…"
One person replied: "This is actually how it looks? This isn’t a Halloween prank?"
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And another added: "These are creepy. Never seen anything like it before, it actually looks like real hands."
Other photos in the post include Devil's fingers, a fungus with red "tentacles" which splay out like a starfish, and yellow brain fungus, which looks as you might imagine it to.
But while they sound gruesome, it's actually a type of coral, and it's found on all coastlines in the UK.
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