What were they thinking of!

We've had some tree safety work carried out along some paths at the nature reserve. One of the chain saw operatives clearly decided to leave this interesting monument. I think it is meant to be a fungus - very appropriate for this part of the reserve - but did they realise that with that angle from the vertical it bears a close resemblance to Phallus impudicus, the Stinkhorn? Anyway, I'm sure it will be a talking point for years to come.