Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on the trunk of a tree, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Car...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on tree trunk, European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpathian...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus / Hoof fungus / Tinder polypore / Horse's hoof (Fomes fomentarius) on fallen tree trunk in autumn Beech forest. Ardennes, Belgium, November.

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus / Hoof fungus / Tinder polypore / Horse's hoof (Fomes fomentarius) on fallen tree trunk in autumn Beech forest. Ardennes, Belgium, November.

Adrian Davies / Hoof Fungus or Tinder Bracket (Fomes fomentarius) growing on Birch (Betula) tree trunk. Scotland, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree trunk, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, with Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on the trunk of a tree, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Car...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on one of the tree trunks, Stuzica primeval Forest, Unesco World Heritage Site, Poloniny National Park, Western Carpa...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Horse's hoof / Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on dead tree, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Saprophitic Tinder fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stump, Corkova Uvala virgin forest, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Tinder / Saprophitic fungus (Fomes fomentarius) on a European beech (Fagus sylvatica) stump with an Ivy leaf, Corkova Uvala virgin forest, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

David Kjaer / Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) on Silver birch tree below Bracket / Tinder fungus (Piptoporus betulinus), Buckinghamshire, England

David Kjaer / Great tit (Parus major) on Silver birch beneath Bracket / Tinder fungus (Piptoperus betulinus) Buckinghamshire, UK

George McCarthy / False tinder fungus {Phellinus igniarius} on rotten wood in woodland, UK

David Kjaer / Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) feeding on Tinder fungus (probably taking a mineral supplement) Richmond Park, London, UK, naturalised british population from cage birds that escaped into th...

David Kjaer / Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) feeding on Tinder fungus (probably taking a mineral supplement), Richmond Park, London, UK, naturalised british population from cage birds that escaped into t...

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Bavarian Forest, Germany

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus (Fomes fomentarius) growing on a European beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) in the Bavarian Forest, Germany

Philippe Clement / Tinder bracket fungus {Fomes fomentarius} on Beech tree {Fagus sylvatica} Belgium

George McCarthy / Tinder fungus {Fomes fomentarius} on Birch tree trunk, Scotland, UK