Cantering out of a mature Oak, a pair of hooves in the form of Hoof Fungus (Fomes fomentarius). Rattle your fingers on them and you can ever hear the horses clattering along. It's an inedible fungus, though has lots of uses, the main one being as a excellent tinder to catch a spark. Otzi the Iceman carried pieces of Hoof Fungus in his fire starting kit over 5000 years ago.
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