https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog daily 0.75 2026-04-01 https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/the-real-start-to-the-season monthly 0.5 2026-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/4a7458f9-e6c8-4f03-9f18-6dae93ec4f04/StGeorge9.jpg Blog - The real start to the season? - Make it stand out Clusters of St George’s mushrooms emerge in mid-spring in unimproved pasture (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/ccfe0ec8-37b2-4f7e-a0e2-fa521950b73c/StGeorge11.jpg Blog - The real start to the season? - Make it stand out The ‘ring’ growth structure, which is just visible here, allows mycologists to age the mycellium (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/30f57ef1-47e7-48a0-b9bb-8936e91f321b/StGeorge1.jpg Blog - The real start to the season? - Make it stand out The cap ranges in colour from white to tan, while the gills are white and it smells mealy (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/a-very-british-risotto monthly 0.5 2026-04-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0b49307b-55d5-4390-a706-ffaafcebfd40/Risotto2.jpg Blog - A very British risotto - Make it stand out A risotto is one of the best ways to cook wild mushrooms - this one uses pearl barley (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b162dc0c-7230-4b0c-b31c-d73857fb8810/Risotto3.jpg Blog - A very British risotto - Make it stand out A risotto is arguably the best way to enjoy preserved wild fungi in the colder months (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/the-most-delicious-morel-recipe-ever monthly 0.5 2026-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8a7d7341-7aaf-47bd-beb0-0e0a1eec517b/MorelEmerge2.jpg Blog - The most delicious morel recipe ever? - Make it stand out Morels are a delicious early mushroom - typically found in alkaline woodland or in bark mulches (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/24e09ce7-4f76-414f-82c1-36e69bf803f0/MorelFondue.webp Blog - The most delicious morel recipe ever? - Make it stand out Fondues are a great cold-weather comfort food - even better with morels (Picture: Stock) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/is-it-a-plant-is-it-a-mushroom monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/87e5d614-b9d0-41dd-8813-4f6325f88679/Lichen4.jpg Blog - Is it a plant? Is it a mushroom? - Make it stand out Lichens are one of the world’s most ancient lifeforms (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/53519da9-1ba5-45d3-9804-9e19bcbdd3e3/Tolkein1.jpg Blog - Is it a plant? Is it a mushroom? - Make it stand out Lichens have a neutral or even beneficial effect on tree hosts (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/49eef3b9-3427-4fac-a49b-3c816d9cea59/ReindeerMoss1.jpg Blog - Is it a plant? Is it a mushroom? - Reindeer moss blankets the tundra soil (Picture: Author’s own) Reindeer moss blankets the Tundra (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/fanning-the-flames monthly 0.5 2026-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/bce438c6-cacb-47a7-955a-a2e6730f188b/Fire2.jpg Blog - Fanning the flames - Make it stand out A woodburning stove to generate heat is increasingly appealing as oil prices rocket (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f02ddc64-63cb-4ddd-96f8-79c1759ac36b/Fire2.jpg Blog - Fanning the flames - Make it stand out An open fire is very inefficient and produces smoke and particulates (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/75972479-b12a-4c75-bc1c-76c7202a64a9/Fire4.jpg Blog - Fanning the flames - Make it stand out When burned at full-tilt, timber emits wood gas which ignites to raise the temperature/efficiency even higher (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/nettles-friend-no-foe monthly 0.5 2026-03-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f59dcee1-59d1-4195-b00f-84b0d485b92e/Nettle2.jpg Blog - Nettles: friend, not foe - Make it stand out Young nettles are a delicious and nutritious spring vegetable, but also with many therapeutic qualities (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/2c8ebacf-51f6-4b43-9cc7-716aeb74ce79/Nettle1.jpg Blog - Nettles: friend, not foe - Make it stand out As a vegetable nettles are at their best when young, but later the seeds can make a potent infusion (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/sounds-of-spring monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f0133910-aaf2-4a4b-b123-31f575f80f85/Warbler5.jpg Blog - Sounds of Spring - Make it stand out It’s a warbler - but which one? (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/00590c0f-2376-4c61-a994-fd37e7597b36/GardenWarbler3a.jpg Blog - Sounds of Spring - Make it stand out A garden warbler trilling his heart out - but until he sings he could be a willow- or reed warbler (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/invisible-fungi-in-everyday-life monthly 0.5 2026-03-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d52791c6-72ee-4080-ab95-087310eff5a1/Enzyme2.jpg Blog - Invisible fungi in everyday life - Make it stand out Fungi are an integral component in many modern products (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/96e399f5-e162-4323-8c81-1caa5ede4145/Enzyme1.jpg Blog - Invisible fungi in everyday life - Make it stand out Any problems with sensitivity to ‘bio’ products are usually down to the lasting fragrances (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/hairy-bittercress monthly 0.5 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/28a229f7-b16b-40ee-afca-7bfec3e49d72/HairyBittercress3.jpg Blog - Hairy bittercress - Make it stand out Hairy bittercress is one of the earliest plants to emerge in bare soil in early spring (Picture: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8768e703-deac-4170-b308-b016506d932d/HairBittercress2.jpg Blog - Hairy bittercress - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/sourdough-indoor-foraging monthly 0.5 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/19cc90b3-e399-4fd7-8d43-5ede5154da27/Crumb2.jpg Blog - Sourdough: Indoor foraging - Make it stand out All levened bread relies on yeasts, but genuine sourdough uses foraged free wild fungi (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/9f8c2fb5-f1c8-4ccd-9049-6ccc9caa5b76/StarterCulture.jpg Blog - Sourdough: Indoor foraging - Make it stand out Starting your own wild yeast culture on a window sill is easy (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a3427dff-2699-45be-bd08-192c2767465a/Ciabatta1.jpg Blog - Sourdough: Indoor foraging - Make it stand out Homemade sourdough ciabatta (400g strong white with 100g ‘country grain’ flour) (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/preserving-drying monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/93cdd7e1-88b1-4a98-aa5b-a0d15b43e9cd/PorciniDry5.jpg Blog - Preserving (Drying) - Make it stand out Mushrooms dry easily and well - indeed many are positively improved by the technique (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/55751e81-40fa-427f-a989-109f86259a96/Dryer1.jpg Blog - Preserving (Drying) - Make it stand out A drying chamber can be useful in hot climates - this one is in Southern Turkey (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/2c5f3d55-7273-4a87-9f13-5f607eb03962/DryerElec2.jpg Blog - Preserving (Drying) - Make it stand out There are many cheap dessicators available on-line, but these tend to work at too high a heat (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a6e3edcf-3e3e-4665-99b4-e3f9a7a17fce/Drying1.jpg Blog - Preserving (Drying) - Make it stand out Drying on cake racks over a wood burning stove works extremely well (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/j2pjkkgdnmtgh6pon89nhp1fp0vffw monthly 0.5 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/dd3fb61d-db49-4262-8c5e-445b182a6d6e/Ramsoms1.jpg Blog - Ramsoms - Make it stand out Wild garlic is a delicious, mild-tasting, member of the allium family found in damp woodland (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/30a1c941-5cff-4258-b9f6-ab72b7f3b313/Ramsoms003.jpg Blog - Ramsoms - Make it stand out The delicate flowers are also edible - and later the seed pods can be pickled (Picture: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/the-2026-begins monthly 0.5 2026-03-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a213d7d6-541a-4a94-82df-437b9fd4829b/Morel106.jpg Blog - The 2026 season begins! - Make it stand out Morels grow on alkaline soil, usually in association with trees (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c9ee9ee5-859e-4ab7-b780-bd5515112ab5/Park3.jpg Blog - The 2026 season begins! - Make it stand out Bark-mulched beds in urban parks and supermarket car parks can be good hunting grounds (Picture: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/3a44a728-6a3f-4ae6-9813-a71edf725925/W001-00037.jpg Blog - The 2026 season begins! - Make it stand out They like to grow in scorched ground - particularly in the aftermath of forest fires (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0a9ea5c2-67a3-4462-b41d-0d699d08a299/MorelSample1a.jpg Blog - The 2026 season begins! - Make it stand out These were growing on a links golf course in Norfolk (Picture: Peregrine Crewe) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/eco-washing-a-clean-way-to-save-the-planet monthly 0.5 2025-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/7e26a47d-13bb-4d97-9b96-52896b11509f/DirtyDishes.jpg Blog - Eco-washing: a clean way to save the planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/779c255c-2146-4415-b428-90b4f15a2e7f/WashingBowl.jpeg Blog - Eco-washing: a clean way to save the planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/1d6c94e9-7d8a-47d6-b476-67eac9f9c73e/Bio.jpeg Blog - Eco-washing: a clean way to save the planet - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/wildings-apples monthly 0.5 2025-07-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/22db872d-5eea-41de-8d4e-ecb37063a9d5/Wilding012.jpg Blog - Wildings (apples) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/21df6c64-6eb9-4208-be10-84c82c25d6a8/Wilding003a.jpg Blog - Wildings (apples) - Make it stand out In some years wildings can be incredibly abundant Picture: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/08caf79f-7fc5-40b4-ba1e-e2cb9f015dce/W001-00623.jpg Blog - Wildings (apples) - Make it stand out Autumn hedging can be fruitful Picture: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/free-firewood-the-law monthly 0.5 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d49be9d3-60a8-4760-b7b2-cff8d0ea7e77/Fire4.jpg Blog - Free firewood - the law - Make it stand out Nothing beats a roaring free fire Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/cb93866b-818d-446a-b1f7-26c4b1b79a64/ClearFell1.jpg Blog - Free firewood - the law - Make it stand out Forestry operations leave a lot of waste Photo: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/green-oak-framing monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/ac136663-23fc-4d1f-abf5-597ad2bdf7b6/Stokesay5.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out Stokesay Castle Gatehouse is a traditional green oak framed building Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/cf1e8dde-d841-448a-bc0b-58da055520a7/CarpentersMarks1.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out Carpenter’s marks - in this case two slashes and a circle on each side of the joint Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/49bcc22a-afde-41aa-85c7-2157bf27c279/Frame2.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out Each joint is unique - cut to match just one partner Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fed8b86e-168b-4a5a-b1b7-ce8635ab3332/Splitting2.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out Splitting along the grain does not affect the strength of the frame Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/393408fd-5999-497d-804e-313a2508eb6e/Beams9.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out Gaps in the frame would be filled with wattle and daub Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/efba665f-6520-4814-8e41-9f9bda51be6a/Barn1.jpg Blog - Green Oak Framing - Make it stand out My living/dining room is a 17th century restored milking parlour Photo: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/summer-highlight monthly 0.5 2025-07-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0bd6e4db-0734-443a-9c14-d1f9652db0d3/Chant203.jpg Blog - Summer highlight - Make it stand out Chanterelles are rightly prized in the kitchen Photo: author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fa8e81a8-b885-4b27-b965-4b447a6c040b/ChanterellesAug2020-6.jpg Blog - Summer highlight - Make it stand out Chanterelles can be surprisingly well camouflaged Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/027d0b2c-e1f2-4563-8351-6a82d536a6ea/Quiche4.jpg Blog - Summer highlight - Make it stand out Chanterelles work particularly well with eggs and cream - a chanterelle and feta quiche Pic: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/daylight monthly 0.5 2025-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/2f7cdb51-3473-44d4-9957-942b53d4f8c6/Dawn3a.jpg Blog - Daylight - Make it stand out Dawns are already slowly getting later Picture: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c9f32dd8-1d8e-4093-aa61-b7a73c329b0d/W001-00146.jpg Blog - Daylight - Make it stand out Wildlife is much more visible in summer Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fba1f46b-19df-4b07-9dc1-2559a055baa3/SunsetClouds3.jpg Blog - Daylight - Make it stand out This year’s latest sunset will be on Friday 27th Photo: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/death-caps monthly 0.5 2025-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/1428200b-4ea4-4905-ba01-135bea22f6ff/Death6%28CharlesPott%29a.jpg Blog - Death Caps - Make it stand out Death caps are comparatively common in Britain in late summer and autumn Picture: Charles Pottinger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0cd6d919-7cc0-43b4-bb19-5886827bc2c9/DeathCapWarning2.jpeg Blog - Death Caps - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/toxicity monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/eab9efa2-9a99-428c-bd34-49360c6d778f/DeathNic2020-4.jpg Blog - Toxicity - Make it stand out The death cap is responsible for 80% of mushroom fatalities around the globe Photo: Nicola Jay Burgess https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0f891538-eb64-4741-82c6-10d5a1f0167b/DeadlyWebCap13.jpg Blog - Toxicity - Make it stand out Deadly webcaps are responsible for Britain’s highest-profile poisoning Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0ed9448c-d324-4ef1-bf85-dd15cb2b5823/Honey1.jpg Blog - Toxicity - Make it stand out Uncooked honey fungus is mildly toxic Photo: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/cuckoo monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/58960b50-2f2e-4ea3-8730-104afd19e854/Cuckoo%28BTO%29.jpg Blog - Cuckoo - Make it stand out Often heard, but rarely seen - the male cuckoo Picture: BTO https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/76d19e49-e928-45f3-a6a4-befeb10f42d1/CuckooFly2.jpg Blog - Cuckoo - Make it stand out A flying cuckoo is easy to confuse with a female sparrowhawk Picture: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8c1ec65f-03cd-4a77-8b6f-3c00b4bf1bce/Dunnock1.jpg Blog - Cuckoo - Make it stand out The dunnock (hedge sparrow) is one of the cuckoo’s main ‘prey hosts’ Picture: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/oak-and-ash monthly 0.5 2025-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d86b8101-4466-4a5c-b9e1-b6f099b3b0d7/Ash4.jpg Blog - Oak and Ash - Make it stand out Young ash leaves unfurling on 26 April (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/644d11bf-ef06-432d-a891-6c1b1852f13a/Oak3.jpg Blog - Oak and Ash - Make it stand out Oaks are just about keeping pace with their faster-growing broadleaf neighbours (26 April) (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/901cb79e-e164-48c4-8db2-5ffd11081779/Sloes2.jpg Blog - Oak and Ash - Make it stand out A good sloe crop has no bearing on the coming winter (Photo: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/just-because-its-foraged-doesnt-mean-its-good monthly 0.5 2025-04-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b84e416f-0303-4333-b4a6-fa7979ac4113/Catkins2.jpg Blog - Just because it’s foraged, doesn’t mean it’s good - Make it stand out Hazel catkins come out early in the year and can be prolific (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/91201067-edaf-4468-b1a1-8adc3cfd9365/BBB1.jpg Blog - Just because it’s foraged, doesn’t mean it’s good - Make it stand out Brown birch boletes might superficially resemble porcini, but not in taste (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b34e7ec9-ef74-4392-aee5-9f701b59cfad/Cepe9-9-06.jpg Blog - Just because it’s foraged, doesn’t mean it’s good - Make it stand out The real McCoy (Boletus edulis) is in a different league to a brown birch bolete (Photo: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/wild-garlic monthly 0.5 2025-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/bab41043-7906-4a37-a9e3-575cbad258e0/Ramsoms2a.jpg Blog - Wild Garlic - Make it stand out Ramsoms grow rampant in damp woodland in early spring (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b54bee2e-a24c-4dac-a090-63cb3fb65372/Ramsoms003a.jpg Blog - Wild Garlic - Make it stand out The flowers are edible - and give a lighter, slightly frothy, texture to salads (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/6458c093-bce4-4de8-be1f-e047322bf04c/GarlicSalt2.jpg Blog - Wild Garlic - Make it stand out Wild garlic salt - a wonderful condiment and perfect gift (Photo: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/winter-mushrooms monthly 0.5 2025-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/1bdcdbf0-d670-4d6d-863a-add312e606e0/TanLane1.jpg Blog - New Year Mushrooms - Make it stand out Surely there can’t be any mushrooms? Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/584fd2d7-1224-4939-b0e4-3ba1f1b5cf4c/Oyster8a.jpg Blog - New Year Mushrooms - Make it stand out Oyster mushrooms grow around the year, but don’t like particularly hard weather Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/ee60f462-2574-4f25-bc0d-2b914688c3e3/W001-00424.jpg Blog - New Year Mushrooms - Make it stand out Jelly ear (Auricularia auricula-judae) almost always grows on elder Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a7c2e272-bc12-4168-a0b8-5d923c7eeb8e/MeadowWaxcap-1.jpg Blog - New Year Mushrooms - Make it stand out The meadow waxcap is unusually frost-hardy for a pastoral species Photo: Author’s own https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/christmass-fungal-roots monthly 0.5 2024-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d2a6b135-52a5-4f80-8168-562247e7a73a/CocaFatherChristmas.jpeg Blog - Christmas’s fungal roots - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/eb3b5b4c-eb58-4f18-bf42-f827c272f4b1/Cruikshank.jpeg Blog - Christmas’s fungal roots - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/aadba5d4-ad34-4a7a-b623-498cab8dfc03/Fly20.jpg Blog - Christmas’s fungal roots - Make it stand out Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria) Photo: Author’s own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f41b01c9-1b31-483a-ba62-9732d61ebc87/AliceCaterpillar.jpeg Blog - Christmas’s fungal roots - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/a-foraging-christmas monthly 0.5 2024-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d9d9b7b6-d886-46d2-a44b-a7aabdcdeaac/W001-00641.jpg Blog - Foraging Vouchers - Make it stand out It’s that time of year - but what to give the beloved parent or grown-up child? (Picture: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/47f82384-f2cb-4f2a-a5c4-9a886a897136/Basket8a.jpg Blog - Foraging Vouchers - Make it stand out Wales is crowded with spectacularly edible wild mushrooms (Photo: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c876a465-d516-4534-a6ad-e7ebcf78661e/Basket15a.jpg Blog - Foraging Vouchers - Make it stand out A foraging day is one to remember (hedgehogs, chanterelles and amethyst deceivers) (Photo: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/true-hawks monthly 0.5 2024-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a89c6105-0488-458b-9a06-ce5f96344c14/Spar001.jpg Blog - True Hawks - Make it stand out A female sparrowhawk (spar) is roughly the size of a dove (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b50732e3-1198-4ace-ae4f-97517564a9d0/AoF5a.jpg Blog - True Hawks - Make it stand out A female goshawk can be twice the size of her mate (Lucy, pictured, is not her mate) (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/626f1b87-af83-4685-bf1d-ceb0b26c28f2/GosEye106.jpg Blog - True Hawks - Make it stand out A six year-old male goshawk (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/3bff2593-fd2c-4bfb-8f99-929ef4b21100/GosEye202.jpg Blog - True Hawks - Make it stand out Gwen - 12 years old and full of volcanic ire . . (Photo: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/winter-fungi monthly 0.5 2024-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/653d39d9-e0cc-4745-9865-0ab273a89c39/MistyNantglas7a.jpg Blog - Winter Fungi - Make it stand out Winter is fast-approaching, but the mushrooms haven’t finished (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/52a748be-3d08-4fca-b8fb-68784c2af43f/Blewit7.jpg Blog - Winter Fungi - Make it stand out November wood blewits on a Welsh mountaintop (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0675465a-506b-4bbf-bd1b-70d6bdd3659d/W001-00491.jpg Blog - Winter Fungi - Make it stand out December field blewits (pied bleu) growing in an Oxfordshire ridge and furrow field (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a81b3c3a-f572-4d5a-a670-bc97c1609378/Winter15a.jpg Blog - Winter Fungi - Make it stand out Winter chanterelles are difficult to find, but tend to grow in large numbers (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8dc6ef86-5824-4e46-ac44-473a6dcf625a/Velvet1a.jpg Blog - Winter Fungi - Make it stand out Velvet shanks grow in mid-winter (Photo: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/fly-agaric monthly 0.5 2024-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8eae1ff9-4046-47eb-bc7f-5c603adf016b/MistyNantglas1a.jpg Blog - Fly Agaric - Make it stand out A cool damp summer and autumn has led to disappointing fungal yields (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/1f5445cf-827f-4c53-8b66-c2f718dea1b3/Fly12.jpg Blog - Fly Agaric - Make it stand out Fly agaric is generally recognised as a deadly toadstool, but is actually the forager's friend (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/5fa265f6-5832-46c1-95c4-50e98dc3c854/Fly20.jpg Blog - Fly Agaric - Make it stand out Amanita muscaria is a beautiful and magical fungus (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/26c584f6-c351-4c44-8179-1712883dec7a/King%26Queen3.jpg Blog - Fly Agaric - Make it stand out Fly agaric can act as a red flag for the porcini hunter - look closely . . . (Photo: author's own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/autumn-colours monthly 0.5 2024-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a88a21a7-429d-4f9b-bc5c-731923527c83/Autumn7.jpg Blog - Autumn Colours - Make it stand out Leaves and needles are beginning to turn in Mid-Wales (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fe2e59ee-85d6-4931-930a-597f94c20d1d/Autumn6.jpg Blog - Autumn Colours - Make it stand out Autumn colours can be particularly striking when anthocyanins are involved (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b5ece057-9b8f-4ea0-b972-cfcc4f6d7b6a/Autumn8.jpg Blog - Autumn Colours - Make it stand out Colours are muted this year (Photo: author's own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/rowan-bonanza monthly 0.5 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b2472202-1f7e-4851-98ab-8f32b86960ef/Rowan4.jpg Blog - Rowan bonanza - Make it stand out There is no shortage of rowan berries in the Cambrians this autumn Photo: Author's own https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c2693306-b862-4b85-a4ae-37accc470c63/Rowan1.jpg Blog - Rowan bonanza - Make it stand out This year's hedges are laden with glistening rowan berries (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/bda4a170-d990-42ec-b959-355aca653fea/Fieldfare2a.jpg Blog - Rowan bonanza - Make it stand out Visa-less fieldfares flock to Wales from Scandinavia every autumn to take our berries (Photo: author's own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/reindeer-moss monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fd418511-b67e-452d-9b57-06f703cb1c58/ReindeerMoss1.jpg Blog - Reindeer moss - Reindeer lichen is more accurate than reindeer moss (Photo: Author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/022feb68-531a-464d-9eea-cebac9606f44/Soviet1.jpg Blog - Reindeer moss - Make it stand out Soviet soldiers were sent into battle with Usnea lichens as a field dressing (Photo: Archive) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/porcini-touch-down monthly 0.5 2024-09-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/9d4c9eab-ef34-4549-a2e8-ddc1d0276e07/PorciniSept1.jpg Blog - Porcini touch-down! - Two lovely porcini hidden deeper in the forest than normal. (Photo: Author's own) Two lovely porcini hidden deeper in the forest than normal (Photo: Author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/dfa79ebf-ebbd-4e06-82f0-a8ecf60762d0/PorciniDry5.jpg Blog - Porcini touch-down! - Drying mushrooms is incredibly quick and easy (Photo: Author's own). https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/cauliflower-fungus monthly 0.5 2024-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/6d277f04-312d-493f-a5be-e334764df3fc/Cauliflower102.jpg Blog - Cauliflower fungus - Make it stand out The cauliflower is a generally under-rated mushroom with a great taste and better texture (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/bdf1c4ed-8398-4191-8bcf-8ad34c337d8a/IMG_7575.jpg Blog - Cauliflower fungus - Make it stand out Cauliflowers are most often found at the base of the trunk of a Scots pine (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b5281cfb-9dde-4108-94c4-bb310b3ebf0d/Cauliflower1a.jpg Blog - Cauliflower fungus - Make it stand out Children can be magnetically-attracted to cauliflowers (Photo: author's own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f39d0682-c546-4cd3-94ec-879ac3d5d226/W001-01509.jpg Blog - Cauliflower fungus - Make it stand out A fortnight-old two kilogram, specimen (Photo: author's own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/british-fungal-prejudice-a-history monthly 0.5 2024-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/adfbe5e9-df0e-44f4-9f05-98db6d72315f/Gerard_John.jpg Blog - British fungal prejudice – a history - Make it stand out John Gerard was not a mushroom fan (Photo: Frontispiece of 'Herball' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/1b9273c1-e275-45c1-83ec-577d944b350c/MushroomGoblins.jpeg Blog - British fungal prejudice – a history - Make it stand out Legends say Welsh goblins dined on poisonous mushrooms (Photo: Seventeenth century pamphlet) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/can-you-over-pick monthly 0.5 2024-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/e7f91ef3-1b12-4865-ba1d-b6628e54b88c/MixedBasket1a.jpg Blog - Can you over-pick? - Make it stand out Winter / trumpet chanterelles, hedgehogs and chanterelles gathered in a Welsh wood (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c12915c8-09d0-45e4-a238-f5e765522e6b/FlyAg1+%282%29.jpg Blog - Can you over-pick? - Make it stand out The fruiting body is just the tip of the fungal iceberg (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/4742ad0f-186d-4ee5-9daf-e680aefe57c4/ChanterelleHunter11.jpg Blog - Can you over-pick? - Make it stand out There has been very little serious research into the impact of wild mushroom harvesting (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/368ea2f8-4623-46c5-a0c7-4bf586e69b9a/Birch7.jpg Blog - Can you over-pick? - Make it stand out The only serious study of the impact of mushroom picking suggests it is harmless (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/44b0ea79-8eec-4432-9cef-117a0c03d838/BigHaul2a.jpg Blog - Can you over-pick? - Make it stand out This 20-minute haul (in a now clear-felled conifer plantation) provoked huge criticism (Photo: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/harvesting-cut-or-pluck monthly 0.5 2024-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/736b94a9-1105-4516-8f87-efc3c187f226/StGeorgePick3.jpg Blog - Harvesting - cut or pluck? - Make it stand out Should one always use a knife when harvesting mushrooms? (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/9efbf689-fea1-4097-bec0-613fa971a35a/RicGrahamCep1.jpg Blog - Harvesting - cut or pluck? - Make it stand out This cepe was twisted from the forest floor (Photo: Ric Graham) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/b2450eef-139e-40bc-be80-24eb8e0a1b95/ChanterelleHunter13.jpg Blog - Harvesting - cut or pluck? - Make it stand out Mushrooms have been around far, far, longer than knives (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/77b9b723-c081-4b06-9256-86ecfd39cf21/Chicken37a.gif Blog - Harvesting - cut or pluck? - Make it stand out Chicken of the woods requires a knife (Photo: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/what-makes-a-mushroom-season monthly 0.5 2024-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/06d36134-21c0-4920-b760-2e3332fe2dbb/Basket2+%282%29.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out When should I rush to the woods? When has it peaked? When is it over? (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/c1b8f949-dbe1-4f6d-b15e-3e9e6a368987/Morel17.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out Morel’s grow as happily in a Mediterranean Turkish spring as in damp Norfolk (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/aec45a03-6fcb-4a42-ba8d-5951371cbbda/MistyNantglas.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out What is bad for humans might be good for mushrooms (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/fc7b3b18-439c-4e04-8b5e-a17bfd90cdda/Moon3.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out Do lunar cycles really influence mushrooms? (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/2d9afb1f-7e2c-4d85-aa16-ef7c89edaa3b/Porcini11a.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out Porcini harvest sugars and water by plumbing into the deep roots of their host (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/d39366bd-944b-4270-8a32-5a136c646936/Myclelium+National+Geographic.jpg Blog - What makes a mushroom season? - Make it stand out Mycelia swathing the roots of a conifer seedling (Photo: National Geographic) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/porcini-hunting monthly 0.5 2024-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f1ceb713-ad3e-460c-ac8b-43d7aca99ad1/W001-01521.jpg Blog - Porcini: How to find them? - Make it stand out Penny bun, cepe, porcino or prawdziwke - surely the king of mushrooms? (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/174d9d45-8aab-44fd-90cc-9a370a70b7df/W036-00022.jpg Blog - Porcini: How to find them? - Make it stand out Boletus edulis, B. pinophilus or B. reticulatus - does it matter? (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/f3a81060-4098-4f4c-b45b-14855e005527/Haul2020-3.jpg Blog - Porcini: How to find them? - Make it stand out Impressive hauls can be quick (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/5faaae60-b49d-4f57-a488-7214629a5449/Pine1a.jpg Blog - Porcini: How to find them? - Make it stand out Mature conifer plantations offer some of the best hunting grounds (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/37afaddb-1c8c-471e-a176-e6de4cd56a5e/King%26Queen3.jpg Blog - Porcini: How to find them? - Make it stand out ‘Where there’s a queen look for the king’ - look closely at the above (Photo: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/the-association-of-foragers monthly 0.5 2024-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/8566ac06-8d87-4cf8-affc-6d6cecba274e/Ban2.jpg Blog - The Association of Foragers - Make it stand out Foraging ‘bans’ loomed (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/9f3f137b-f9e6-4d29-a529-966640406699/Basket2020-21.jpg Blog - The Association of Foragers - Make it stand out Foraging was facing major threats (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/7075c4bd-cc89-46b8-9060-9df7c0fa1024/IMG_1895.JPG Blog - The Association of Foragers - Make it stand out An bronze axe head made during a workshop at the 2020 AGM (Photo: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/74a99f5a-8fc5-4b9c-951d-c7a25baf4441/Fire4.jpg Blog - The Association of Foragers - Make it stand out AoF AGMs do not conform to the norm (Picture: author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/vital-agents-of-decay monthly 0.5 2024-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/a270994d-64b0-40c8-b731-4841c127a0bc/Tolkein2a.jpg Blog - Vital agents of decay - Make it stand out Woodland habitats hinge around fungi and lichen (Image: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/efb26dc3-0535-4976-b11d-5ac4c463d5c5/Honey10a.jpg Blog - Vital agents of decay - Make it stand out Honey fungus breaking down a moss-covered conifer stump (Image: Author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/01e06944-05c9-43ea-bd8c-b577196eddbe/IMG_3653%5B1%5D.JPG Blog - Vital agents of decay - Make it stand out Woodworms rely on gut fungi (Image: Author’s own) https://www.fungiforays.co.uk/blog/all-that-glisters-is-not-gold monthly 0.5 2024-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/0cb264ec-a3a6-4fa0-a394-fac23650385d/Chanterelle96a.jpg Blog - Woodland treasure - Make it stand out Despite their colour, chanterelles can be surprisingly hard to spot (Image: author’s own) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64beb2a757d09649ec028be1/ef8dbe61-e726-4389-ac6b-551673023411/Chanterelle23.jpg Blog - 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