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Late Summer brings out the Parasol mushrooms

Identify between the Parasol and Shaggy Parasol mushrooms. The post Late Summer brings out the Parasol mushrooms appeared first on The Mushroom Diary - UK Wild Mushroom Hunting Blog.

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Flaming colour – The Charcoal Burner

The Charcoal Burner gets it's common name from the range of colours visible on it's sturdy, fleshy cap - like the colours of a charcoal flame. Sometimes it can be one colour but often it can be...

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What a rotter! (1) – The Willow Shield

The Willow Shield Toadstool. From the Pluteus genus growing on dead wood. The post What a rotter! (1) – The Willow Shield appeared first on The Mushroom Diary - UK Wild Mushroom Hunting Blog.

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It’s Miller time!

A medium sized edible white mushroom, often wavy and irregular shaped cap. Found in broadleaved or coniferous woods. The post It’s Miller time! appeared first on The Mushroom Diary - UK Wild Mushroom...

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Shy Amanita? The Blusher

The Blusher (Amanita rubescens) is one of the more common Amanita mushrooms. Summer to autumn is the best time to find them, usually solitary, in coniferous and deciduous woodland. Often confused with...

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Tiny Trooper – The Collared Parachute

A trip to a relatively close wood nearby produced some interesting finds for me. Many… The post Tiny Trooper – The Collared Parachute appeared first on The Mushroom Diary - UK Wild Mushroom Hunting Blog.

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Angel Bonnets at Christmas (Mycena arcangeliana)

Hope you all have a great Christmas and new year. I was going to squeeze… The post Angel Bonnets at Christmas (Mycena arcangeliana) appeared first on The Mushroom Diary - UK Wild Mushroom Hunting Blog.

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Fawny coloured Deer Shield

This common wood-rotting mushroom has a variable season. It is prolific in summer and autumn, but if conditions are mild enough, it can appear as early as April or early winter if the weather is...

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Beware the Fool’s Funnel

Experienced foragers often say, if you want to familiarise yourself with only a few mushrooms, it’s always best to recognise the deadly ones! Wise words indeed. The Fool’s Funnel (Clitocybe rivulosa...

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