What's this one?

[Peasgood]

On a mature oak that is starting to hollow. Not the first time I have seen it inside this tree.

[treequip]

Chicken of the woods

 

Edit

Not that I am calling you a coward or anything

[10 Bears]

Edit

Not that I am calling you a coward or anything

 

That made me laugh! Agree with the ID...

 

There looks to be a bit of horizontal fibre buckling in the last picture too - but doesn't look to be in an area with targets (don't know what's behind the camera mind)

Edited August 13, 2014 by 10 Bears

[Peasgood]

Thank you both.

I thought it was but not experienced enough to be sure.

I can eat it then if i so wish, not sure that I do though.

 

It is my tree in my field, no targets but my geese would be proper upset if it fell on them.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

think your geeses are just fine, this old fungus has been in there for many decades, maybe 100 years