Collecting Wild Mushrooms

In this section we look at the practicalities of collecting wild mushrooms. We try to answer the what's and the how's; the when's and the where's of mushroom collection.

There's quite a lot of ground to cover here, so we've split this section down into a number of pages:

• What to take - equipment for the would-be mushroom hunter
• Where to look - some general guidance on the types of places likely to worth looking
• When to look - it not just Autumn you know (though that is the best time)
• What to do - so you've arrived at a likely looking spot, what now?
• When you get home - it's not over when you finish collecting
• Safety code - some tips on how to make collecting and eating wild mushrooms as safe as possible.
• Mushroom poisoning - details of some different types of mushroom poisoning
• Legal aspects - where mushroom collecting and the law collide