WARLOCK'S BUTTER FUNGUS :
Exidia nigricans
Also see the similar, but orange fungus known as WITCHES BUTTER FUNGUS
This may easily be mistaken for fox poo. It is globular and pitch black, but clearly a fungus as it clings to dead trees. Shiny black when wet, turning olive brown and shrivelling to a warty crust during very dry weather; gelatinous... [First Nature]
Our example was found in the woods below Overtoun House
FIRST NATURE : https://www.first-nature.com/fungi/exidia-nigricans.php
