Out for a walk in the woods, to enjoy the autumn foliage, I very nearly overlooked an abundant crop of Trumpet Chanterelles.
(Article updated October 2016 to include video and recipe)
Saturday, October 22, 2016
By Mike on Saturday, October 22, 2016, 04:12
Out for a walk in the woods, to enjoy the autumn foliage, I very nearly overlooked an abundant crop of Trumpet Chanterelles.
(Article updated October 2016 to include video and recipe)
Monday, November 9, 2015
By Mike on Monday, November 9, 2015, 00:13
Here's an interesting thing - Blewits are supposedly quite a common woodland mushroom - and I spend a fair bit of my foraging time in woodland - these should have been one of the first mushrooms I wrote about, but despite looking, I never managed to find them, until now.
Sunday, November 8, 2015
By Mike on Sunday, November 8, 2015, 22:26
Early autumn was quite dry this year and many of the earlier fungi species weren't very abundant - but now, late autumn has turned very wet - and some of the later species are springing up in huge numbers.
I found a lot of white Helvellas on the green outside my house - but in the end, I decided against picking and eating them - read on to find out why...
Saturday, October 31, 2015
By Mike on Saturday, October 31, 2015, 20:38
We took a Saturday morning walk in the woods near Rufus Stone in the New Forest and returned home with a basket full of delicious Hedgehog Mushrooms
Monday, September 15, 2014
By Mike on Monday, September 15, 2014, 22:28
The Penny Bun Mushroom (also known as Cep or Porcini) is possibly the most highly sought wild mushroom - I've picked it many times in the past, but for some reason, haven't written about it here, until now.
Monday, August 19, 2013
By Mike on Monday, August 19, 2013, 20:53
I've been keeping an eye out for Beefsteak Fungus for quite a long time now - and on a brief camping trip to Somerset, I found an almost perfect specimen.
Later, I found more of them in the New Forest.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, October 9, 2010, 20:05
I think this might be the most excited I've ever been about a fungus - and it isn't even edible - so what's going on? Well, it's a bit special, because it's big, strange-looking, and really quite uncommon - it's called Podoscypha multizonata - the Zoned Rosette.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, September 26, 2010, 20:07
If you're lucky enough to find a patch of these mushrooms, you're in for a treat. Shaggy Inkcaps are delicious, but are so delicate and ephemeral, you'll need to pick and cook them straight away.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, September 9, 2010, 22:44
A load of mushrooms sprang up right in my garden - at first, I thought I had a good crop of Wood Mushrooms. My excitement turned to disappointment, however, when the fungi proved to be specimens of The Yellow Stainer.
This article also explores a selection of other things that the wild food forager should be aware - and wary - of.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, September 4, 2010, 20:47
In a grassy pasture at West Dean, Sussex, we found a giant puffball...
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