Foraging guides and recipes

One of the most common boletes in the UK

A funnel-shaped mushroom that grows on dead trees

A red-staining edible member of the Agaricus genus

An edible mushroom for more advanced foragers

A commonly found bolete but not the best tasting

Although inedible, this fungus has many uses

A mushroom that looks like meat and even "bleeds"

A sought-after mushroom that often fruits in good numbers

The strong smell of aniseed gives this mushrooms its name

A winter mushroom that grows in tight clusters

Found all year round most often on elder

A distinctive red, goblet-shaped mushroom

A strikingly coloured autumn mushroom

An edible but spicy bolete

An uncommon Leccinum species with some blue staining

Despite its common name, this Leccinum associates with various trees

The orange birch bolete is one of the tastier Leccinums

A large summer mushroom that is a tasty edible

One of the poisonous members of the Amanita genus

A well-known and highly sought after edible mushroom

Spooky mushrooms for Halloween

These mysterious circles have enchanted for centuries

A small but worthy edible deserves gourmet treatment

A spring edible that appears around the patron saint's feast day