Boletus Edulis Saddleworth Gtr manchester

Found Today - two lovely specimens of Boletus Edulis - or Cep, Penny Bun, Porcini

Chantrelles A Summer Mushroom July

Found these in the Lakes Yesterday and plenty of them. Wonderful Mushroom to eat. The Mushroom itself is a  sort of modified set of gills.

Amanita -a deadly group

This beautiful mushroom is a young Panther Cap - it sits in a volval sack which has the appearance of a plant pot -beautiful but deadly. You should not pick this mushroom

Colorful Boletus

These are quite a difficult group to identify and include the Iodine, Scarletina, and Bitter boletus to name just three. The flesh can change colour when cut and this can be diagnostic.

This specimen shows a blackened base when cut and so is an Iodine Boletus

More Russulas! -Brittlegills

found in same patch again - quite early in June

Blusher - Aminata Rubescens

Found locally- quite early in June

Foraging Trips 2012

I will be conducting foraging trips between August and October.

These will be held around the North Manchester/Saddleworth area.

Foraging trips will be typically 2- 3 hours and include a safety briefing and tuition on the different types of fungus to be found. As there are well over 2000 species of mushroom I will be focusing on edible funghi only.

Cost is £25 per person - refunded if we find nothing.  Special rates can be arranged for groups. No groups over 6 on any forage

Russulas in May !

Olive green type russua found among beech lighter at the top of the cap tha around the sides, gills almost free - possibly a Green brittlegill. Stem is slightly yellowing at the base - acrid on the tongue (didnt eat it -just atsted and spat out ).

 

St Georges Mushrooms April 2012

Usually found around 23rd April -hence the name. Found these on 8th April and last year on 16th April

A Taste of the woods

Chantrelles and Hedgehog mushrooms

Cauliflower Fungus - edible and especially esteemed by the chinese. This specimen was not picked - why would you want to

A collection of mushrooms from August 2011 found on one visit in the North West of England.
The mushrooms include Porcini /Cep, a Bay Boletus and some Hedgehog fungus