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hi im the head chef at etrop grange hotel by manchester airport and are a massive fan of foraging but fairly inexperienced; can anybody spare me some time to come and teach me and show me ?? have found bur parsley ; jack-by-the-hedge ; nettles and elder so far but need teaching and guidance please....

ID sounds good, then - the smell and occurrence are a bit more reliable than the shape, especially as they get big.

Save a few and do yourself mushrooms on toast for a purist experience of them. Yum

I'm not entirely sure that they are, from the photo. I look for a arched/globed cap with inrolled edges. This looks to me a little bit flatter than I'd expect. Not to say that its not a georgie, though - I've found their morphology can vary lots. Couple of questions to help pin down an ID: was it gr...

Don't think you'll have much luck trying to cultivate them, I'm afraid - I think the rings are a bit more difficult to establish that just planting (anyhoo, finding them wild is part of the fun!). I've tried throwing a few in the fields behind my house, hoping they'll drop some last spores - but no ...

Jealous of the morels, I'd love to find some!

Woohoo, the rainy spell is at least good for something. Been for a little walk in my mushroom woods today, found masses of tiddly little ones which I've left to mature and then, to my suprise, a bit further on some good patches of mature specimins worth picking. Wild mushroom fettucini for tea for u...

Hi all, I'm putting together a little foraging websitey-community-gamey-thing, in which people confirm each others photos of finds, with a points-system. Part of it is the ability to earn 'badges' (all very scouts :salute: ) for combinations of finds. I've got some basic ones (10 finds, 20 finds, et...

Loads of good stuff you could hunt for and remain safe. I'd second wild garlic as good right now, though give it a couple of weeks and the flowers are unmistakable (look near bluebells in woods). You might also look out for st George's mushrooms over the next couple of months, they're the only white...

I like this, it's going on my to do list for the year.

I like the idea of Elderberry Balsamic Vinegar. How'd'ya do it?

If you're looking for something pine-needly, you can use them alongside hops in beer. You can do a simple extract brew on a hob without much difficulty.

When I'm out mushrooming, I avoid plastic, otherwise they sweat and go horrid.

I went on a pasta making course over christmas, and have my heart set on St George's Mushroom Ravioli with Wild Garlic pesto ... the season is taking an excruciatingly long time to arrive though *hops around like an over-excited child* I also found a Hen of the Woods all the way up in the Lakes this...

I'm north-westerly (Manchester), and gradually upping my confidence - mushrooms have been my thing (until the winter robbed them all). I'd be interested in networking and a potential meet up.

Hi all, Could anyone give me any clues as to what these three finds might be. All found in mixed woodland (oak with pine) first two growing on soil, whilst the last was growing on a stump. I'm doing spore prints now. If you could give me a sense of how you ID'd them too, it'd be really useful (I'll ...

Yep. I'm having doubts over whether it's actually Giant Polypore, now; but it looks to me like the fronds are thinner and more 'bushy'