“Mum was so thrilled by the walk this morning – thank you MASSIVELY for this wonderful birthday present. Put all her friends on your newsletter and we should pencil in another trip for autumn next year. This mushroom hunting gig has been a great revelation and she is now busily walking round all the local woods sniffing out mushrooms, so thank you!” Kate, Erwood, (Oct 2014)
“Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou to you and Helen for the most incredibly enjoyable, informative and delicious experience today…every single aspect of your Fungi Foray was superb. Can’t wait to get out hunting for hidden treasure in the woods over this way!” Adele, Crickhowell (Oct 2013)
“A huge thanks to you and Helen for a fabulous day. You have definitely whetted my appetite (i loved the amethyst deceivers), lunch was delicious and it was an added bonus and a real honour to have Freya sitting on my arm. I will definitely be back again.” Katy, Ammanford (Sept 2013)
“We didn’t expect to so lavishly fed and to see your hawk in action…I keep replaying how she followed us down the lane. Robin is right now busily slicing and drying a huge cep that we found in the middle of Swansea this evening.” Lesley and Robin, Swansea (Sept 2013)
“Your home is in such a beautiful setting! The food was also delicious, the weather was kind and the rest of the group were very sociable and good company.” Ann, Carmarthenshire (Sept 2013)
“We had a great day! We are now so enthused that we went foraging in Hereford and found some shaggy parasols and hen of the woods. This excited us newbies very much and we look forward to coming next year.” Louise and Ryan, Herefordshire (Oct 2012)
“We rushed back to Sherwood to hunt and weren’t disappointed. We found bay boletes and amethyst deceivers which we dried on a Heath Robinson system of racks above the log burner . . . It was lovely to meet you and to see your lovely home. The weather was fantastic. The views were stunning. The food was lovely and Phil is now pestering me to make some sourdough bread.” Gill and Phil, Nottingham (Oct 2012)
“Thanks for a great forage. The next day Anna and I found young deceivers, shaggy parasols and macrosporus in Clun Forest. We had a great fresh mushroom risotto and are alive to tell the tale.” Michael and Anna, Shropshire (Oct 2012)
“Thanks so much for your generosity today, your hospitality and wealth of knowledge. I really enjoyed it and learned a huge amount. My bay bolete is currently drying over my wood burner and I feel much more confident about my nature walk in a couple of weeks’ time. And my daughters (3 and 5) were really impressed with the amethyst deceivers.” Dave, Herefordshire (Oct 2012)
“It was a really nice crowd, and it was great to see young Clara, and her mother, being so enthusiastic. You may well have set her off on a long road into the mycological future. Thank you for your excellent hospitality.” Andrew, Stroud (Sept 2012)
“A big thank you for a wonderful day! Our mushrooms are sliced and drying and Rob thought it one of the better Christmas presents: certainly way above socks and aftershave!” Jane and Rob, Shrewsbury (Sept 2012)
“I enjoyed the forage – really informative and interesting. The mosses and lichens seen during the latter stages of the walk could well open up a further area of interest: Nature’s own, stunningly beautiful, garden. I hadn’t realised that my sister and her husband had spent two weekends with you. They had told my wife about you hence my Christmas present!! Again, thanks for a really enjoyable day.” Andy, Worcs (Sept 2012)
“Thanks so much for the lovely walk, your great guidance and welcoming hospitality. It was brilliant and we’ll be sending more people your way in the future. We have just put our porcini to dry on a rack in the airing cupboard and can’t wait to make that delicious soup. Another glass of wine now . . . Look forward to keeping in touch and reading your news letter. Jan and Daf, Cardiff (Sept 2012)
“We had a truly super time and learnt so much. After getting home, this morning I filled my basket with confidence.“ Marcia, Staffordshire
“We are really hooked now and we’ve just returned from the New Forest: literally something every step!“ John, Berkshire
“Last weekend was fabulous: the people were friendly, the hotel comfortable and your passion for mushrooms was truly infectious.“ Richard Evans, Liverpool
“I really enjoyed the weekend and am now focusing just on the best-eating. Apart from enjoying your amazing home and beautiful children, the opportunity to walk in a wonderful part of Wales was a tremendous joy.“
Hugh, Staffs
“I’m sure you must hear it all the time, but your house is beautiful and you were so welcoming. You made us feel very comfortable and the food was great. We’ve been inspired to search the woodlands of High Wycombe for some tasty mushroomy treats.“
Ellie, Bucks
“The Welsh countryside was utterly beautiful: the fungi fascinating – I now have a jar of dried porcini which I sliced and dried on top of the Aga as soon as I got home.“
Bridget, Glos
“Just a note to thank you so much for the fungal foray on Saturday. My friend John, who’s a policeman and only came as my chauffeur, expected to just wander along looking at the scenery while I worked….but oh dear he has caught the bug rather badly. Yesterday he insisted we went off hunting, He’s now carrying the cards around in his car…I’ve already spotted him drive-by mushrooming!“
Shari
Thank you so much for our walk, talk and excellent food on Sunday, we all enjoyed ourselves. We consumed some of our booty and have dried the rest for future enjoyment!
Sarah and Gary
