St George’s mushrooms might not be the very first edible mushrooms to emerge in spring, but they come up in quantities and are relatively widely distributed.

Morels mark the beginning of the 2026 fungal season, emerging in early spring on alkaline soils, woodland and bark mulches.

There are many small ways to save the planet - but who’d have guessed the dishwasher was one?

This is going to be a bumper year for wildings (often mistakenly called crab apples). They might be small and unbelievably tart, but they are a wonderful ingredient for the imaginative forager . . .

Gathering fallen timber without permission is technically theft - but all is not lost!

The beauty of timber-framed buildings - and a tenuous link to fungi . . .

Chanterelles are definitely one of summer’s highlights

The solstice might have been and gone, but it’s still three days until the latest sunset . . .

Death caps are very much in the news at the moment - but how deadly are they?

Mushroom poisoning is very much in the news at the moment. This blog is a look at the toadstool facts.

The cuckoo’s call is arguably the most instantly recognised spring sound . . .

Can plants be reliable long-range weather forecasters?

Not all foraged produce is equal . . .

One of the first really great foraged greens is just starting to emerge . . .

Snow and ice are here - is there any hope of finding an edible mushroom?

Christmas is fungally-rooted . . .

A day’s mushroom foraging in Mid-Wales makes a memorable Christmas present . . .

Our two ‘true’ hawks are birds of wonder . . .

Winter doesn’t have to mean the end of everything . . .

The appearance of fly agaric should make every forager's pulse beat faster . . .