It’s been a fantastic year for mushrooms – particularly boletes – and then we’ve also had the usual nonsense from typically mycologically- and legally ignorant custodians of the countryside . . . click to download the latest newsletter Newsletter27October

It’s very dry and has been very hot – what does this mean for the coming season? Click on the following link to download a pdf file . . . Newsletter12August

The St George’s are upon us! Click on link to download pdf Newsletter(23April)

The first really good edibles of the year have emerged! Click on link to download pdf of my latest newsletter . . . Newsletter(12April2018)

Even in the depths of winter there are goodies to be found . . . Click on the button below to download the latest newsletter Newsletter22January2018

Did you know that fungi and Christmas are inextricably linked? Here’s an explanation and also the origins of the expression ‘getting pissed’ (click ChristmasMushrooms2017 for more details). Oh, and meanwhile, as you desperately search for a present for the person who has everything, what about a field guide to edible mushrooms and a voucher for […]

With the main mushroom season now over, it is time to ponder some of the world’s most prized edible mushrooms – and which are also to be found in the UK in winter! Click on the button below to download Newsletter6November2017

So, how did 2017 shape up? . . . (click on following to download pdf) Seasonal Roundup (2017)

The usual guff about gangs of East Europeans stripping our delicate forests bare of fungi for profit are beginning to emerge in the national press. Here’s a sensible look at the problem . . . (click on the link below) Newsletter10October2017

A really nice piece by Kitty Corrigan on Welsh forays . . . (click on link to download pdf) CountryLivingNov