When walking the dogs we came across the above lying on the grass. The grass is in a part time running stream from a bog full of reeds. It's on the edge of Llandegla Moors. It only appears in Winter. I think its a fungus of some sort. The example photographed is about 6 inches long. I haven't touched it but it looks jelly like, partially translucent.
Answer when I find it in comments.
That took some finding. Could be this.
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4299
postscript: It looks more like snow fungus. http://stevecreek.com/star-jelly/
Steve's photo gives better perspective. I didn't fancy getting hold of it until
I knew what it was.
and there's more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremella_fuciformis
Don't fancy the drink they make with it.......................
Of course they eat it in in Japan and China
http://www.gourmetmushroomsinc.com/articles.aspx?id=156
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1164&bih=852&q=snow+fungus&oq=snow+fungus&gs_l=img.3..0l6j0i30l3j0i5i30.2784.7192.0.7400.11.11.0.0.0.0.125.937.9j2.11.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.11.936.t7RU2Q2i-hg#imgrc=_
Comes in vitamin format
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Active-Health-Fungus-Tremella-Fuciformis/dp/B00B7GBTUQ
Finally decided its Star Jelly
https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1164&bih=852&q=uk+star+jelly&oq=uk+star+jelly&gs_l=img.3...2701.7553.0.7748.13.10.0.3.0.0.137.586.8j1.9.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..1.8.510.PwjyxlZIqVY
Its called Star Jelly apparently it falls from the skies.
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