Any chance of a picture, please?

Coral fungus.

Clavaria fragilis, commonly known as fairy fingers, white worm coral, or white spindles, is a species of fungus in the family Clavariaceae. It is synonymous with Clavaria vermicularis. The fungus is the type species of the genus Clavaria and is a typical member of the clavarioid or club fungi.

that sounds like a good id from Owdboggy, without a photo.

Don't worry about them, they'll do no harm and soon disappear again.They live on leaf llitter and such and are actually edible. But you'd have to be pretty hungry and pick an awful lot!