Fungi Forays

Fungi forays displays the edible fungi and plants that surround us plus the seasonal wildlife on view for free.


High Season Fun Begins!

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Storm Aileen may have brought damage and disruption, but it’s good news for mushroom lovers! Click on the following to download the newsletter as a pdf . . . Newsletter11September2017

Start of the Main Event

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As the summer holidays end, it’s raining hard and yet another Indian Summer is predicted . . . . [Click on the following link] Newsletter31August2017

Summer Bonanza Is Here!

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The normal autumn glut of mushrooms appears to have started a good month earlier than usual! Newsletter17August2017

Summer Foraging

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Rain and warmth! Those summer fungi are starting to come up – and perfect for family foraging! [Click on ‘Summer Mushrooms’ below] Summer Mushrooms

Early August News

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I’ve just stumbled across a fantastic find of chanterelles! And apparently ceps are coming up early too! [Just click on the link below to read the newsletter] Newsletter9August2017

Elderflower Turkish Delight

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Elderflowers are a fantastic resource for the forager. Cordial, wine, champagne are all well-known, fritters slightly less so – but here is a completely new take, based on a John Wright recipe . . . 25 Elderflower heads 20g Leaf gelatine 2 Lemons, limes or oranges 650g Castor sugar 100g Cornflour Icing sugar and cornflour […]

Pesto Gymraig (Welsh pesto)

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The first ramsoms shoots (wild garlic) are starting to appear. It is at its best for the next couple of months, but by late May it will be losing some of the subtle delicacy that make it closer in flavour to chives than its bulb namesake. This recipe harnesses its fresh spring hints with hazelnuts […]

Wild Mushroom Pierogi

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Wales may boast one of the greatest mushroom climates in Europe, but when it comes to edible fungi there is nothing we can teach the Poles and these delicious little pasta parcels are a wonderful way of warming up in mid-winter. Dough 1kg Plain flour 125g Butter (softened) 500ml Warm water Filling 50g Dried porcini […]

Jew’s Ear on Pasta

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This mushroom is both unappealing in looks and name . . . and its texture doesn’t help either. As a result it is often dismissed by guide books, but with a little imagination it can make a great dish – better still it is available in mid-winter

Trumpet Chanterelle

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Although most people associate mushrooms with autumn, in fact there are plenty to be found if you look in the right places. The trumpet chanterelle (Cantherellus tubaeformis / infundibuliformis) is a case in point. This is a spectacularly well-camouflaged mushroom which means that although it is fairly abundant – if patchily distributed – it is […]