A date waxcap, a fungus listed as vulnerable, is discovered by an ecologist in Alderney.

One of the rarest fungi in Britain has been discovered for the first time in Alderney, a wildlife trust has said.

The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.

The trust said there had been only about 100 sightings of the species ever recorded in the UK.