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Kuoni Woods, Dorking, Surrey - 10 August 2008
Picture Type: Group		Notes Month: August Time: Early evening Width: 8-10cm Depth: 4-6cm Height: 3-4cm Terrain: Mixed woodland Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: These were a little old for the kitchen and a bit high up to harvest.
Picture Type: From below
Picture Type: From below

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 02 August 2008
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: August Time: Early evening Diameter: 4-8cm Height: 6-10cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: Close-up

North Downs, Dorking, Surrey - 30 July 2008
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: July Time: Early evening Diameter: 2-20cm Height: 2-25cm Terrain: Deciduous woodland Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: This fallen beech is constantly producting oysters at the moment. Weather seems ideal.
Picture Type: Front view
Picture Type: Group
Picture Type: Cap close-up
Picture Type: Top view
Picture Type: Cap edge close-up
Picture Type: Picked
Picture Type: Cooking
Picture Type: Gills		Notes Month: July Time: Early evening Diameter: 40cm Height: 30cm Terrain: Deciduous woodland Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: This oyster was an enormous and bluer than any ive seen, particularly the edge which was indigo.
Picture Type: Cap edge close-up
Picture Type: Cap edge close-up
Picture Type: Cap close-up
Picture Type: Cap This shot was taken by my mate Dan Hewitt and gives an idea of perspective for this monster (the mushroom not me).

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 28 July 2008
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: July Time: Early evening Diameter: 2-10cm Height: 2-8cm Terrain: Deciduous woodland Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: Another bumper crop, many of these went back to my kitchen.
Picture Type: Side view
Picture Type: Group
Picture Type: Side view

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 20 July 2008
Picture Type: Cap close-up		Notes Month: July Time: Late afternoon Diameter: 6-10cm Height: 4-8cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: From above
Picture Type: Gills and edge close-up

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 11 June 2008
Picture Type: Close-up showing gills and edge of cap		Notes Month: June Time: Early evening Across: 6 - 8cm Depth: 6-8cm Height: 4-6cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: This particular tree seems to produce any time of year following rain.

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 19 March 2008
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: March Time: Mid afternoon Diameter: 4-6cm Height: 2-4cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: Gill section
Picture Type: Front view

North Downs, Dorking, Surrey - 18 March 2008
Picture Type: Gills		Notes Month: March Time: Mid afternoon Width: 3-5cm Depth: 3-5cm Height: 2-3cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: These were delicious
Picture Type: Front view
Picture Type: Front view
Picture Type: Front view

Box Hill, Dorking, Surrey - 24 February 2008
Picture Type: Front view showing gills		Notes Month: February Time: Mid afternoon Diameter: 10-20cm Height: 8cm Terrain: Deciduous woodland Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: This was too old for the kitchen and a bit high to reach.

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 21 August 2006
Picture Type: Cap close-up		Notes Month: August Time: Late afternoon Diameter: 4-6cm Height: 2-4cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: The beech that these were growing on fell recently due to disease - leading to speculation about how soon after a beech dies do oysters appear. This one was about 2 years.
Picture Type: Top view
Picture Type: Top view
Picture Type: From below

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 10 August 2006
Picture Type: Top view		Notes Month: August Time: Late afternoon Diameter: 2-8cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: These were too maggot infested to harvest for the kitchen
Picture Type: From below

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 06 July 2006
Picture Type: Side view		Notes Month: July Time: Early evening Across: 3-10cm Height: 4-6cm Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments: Collected some of these for the kitchen, used in stir-fry.
Picture Type: Side view
Picture Type: Top view

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 31 August 2005
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: August Time: Midday Terrain: Spruce woods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Spruce Comments: This group was growing on spruce roots

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 20 August 2005
Picture Type: Cap		Notes Month: August Time: Mid afternoon Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:

Leechpool Woods, Horsham, West Sussex - 01 July 2005
Picture Type: From below		Notes Month: July Time: Mid afternoon Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: Top view
Picture Type: From below

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 25 June 2005
Picture Type: Side view		Notes Month: June Time: Mid afternoon Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:

Colgate Woods, Colgate, West Sussex - 14 June 2005
Picture Type: Side view		Notes Month: June Time: Mid afternoon Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 12 June 2005
Picture Type: Top view		Notes Month: June Time: Mid afternoon Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:

Leechpool Woods, Horsham, West Sussex - 24 June 2004
Picture Type: From below		Notes Month: June Time: Midday Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: From below

St Leonards Forest, Horsham, West Sussex - 26 May 2004
Picture Type: Front view		Notes Month: May Time: Midday Terrain: Beechwoods Substrate: Wood Tree type: Beech Comments:
Picture Type: From below
Picture Type: Front view

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