Mushroom foraging

A guy I know is a decent forager and takes interesting pictures of his finds if anyone is interested in his stuff on the 'gram.

https://instagram.com/fungi_abstracti

Cool timelapse.

https://fb.watch/cdN8sb04Rq/

Found these at my allotment

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Nice! Is there some recently imported wood chip / compost in there?

It’s an area of the allotment I haven’t touched for about 12 months

Not sure if they’re poisonous or not. Look a bit like a morrel

I'd say you might be right. Not sure if there're any confusion species, but defo be sure you're 100% sure you're 100% sure before consumption.

There are false morels (not edible) but they are likely the real deal if they're hollow inside but obviously only eat things you ID yourself.

They look good for morel though @Light_EDDed

I’ll dig them up tomorrow and take some pics.

That area is getting covered with cardboard and wood chip tomorrow.

Might be of interest to NW mushroom fans:

http://detoxtodelish.eventbrite.co.uk/

Not really foraging, but this has appeared in my peace lily, any idea what species it could be?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-62150479

Scotland is mad for mushrooms/foraging in general - found my first chanterelles (forgot to take pics), this pristine birch bolete and various other varieties on a couple of short walks around Oban. Also plenty of wild raspberries about - these from Oban Tesco car park

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Finally got around to reading this after you recommendation last year. Absolutely fascinating and mind-blowing book - thanks for mentioning it.

https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/science-book-prize/2021/entangled-life/

Big chicken of the woods visible from the road on the left about 500m into the Toys Hill climb in Kent. Was going for it so didn’t stop but someone should go get it!

What looks to be a large wilted chicken of the woods spotted on a ride yesterday.

Truckerpiss Mushrooms any one

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Spotted today. Dryad's Saddle potentially, although they are a spring mushroom by all accounts?

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Struggling to gauge scale on that pic, how big were they?

Two yellow houseplant mushrooms (Leucocoprinus birnbaumii) popped up in my cactus pot at work:

will the dry hot summer be good or bad for mushrooms this autumn ( would i be right in assuming autumn generally is the peak time for mushrooms ? )

In Essex. Not telling where.

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Nice spot, looks quite well past it’s best, mind so doubt anyone will be picking them.

Found just now

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I know you can eat any fungi once but some won't kill you. I just found these in a quiet corner of my garden. Are they instant death?

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