Christmas is fungally-rooted . . .

A day’s mushroom foraging in Mid-Wales makes a memorable Christmas present . . .

Our two ‘true’ hawks are birds of wonder . . .

Winter doesn’t have to mean the end of everything . . .

The appearance of fly agaric should make every forager's pulse beat faster . . .

Autumn is a season of changing colours . . .

It's a bumper year for rowan berries - what does this mean?

Reindeer moss is just another interesting perk on a mushroom hunt

Porcini are just starting to emerge in numbers . . .

Now is the time to start searching for an under-rated, but wonderful edible mushroom . . .

Unlike our Continental neighbours, the British have a deep cultural distrust of mushrooms . . .

There is a popular misconception that foragers should exercise moderation when picking . . . .

Should one always use a knife when collecting mushrooms?

Will this be a bumper year? What makes a great mushroom season?

Porcini are prized around the world and one of the few wild fungi found in British shops. Most people don’t realise they are widely available in our woods and hedgerows - here’s a guide to finding them . . .

In praise of the Association of Foragers and what it can do for everyone . . .

The ability of mushrooms to reduce organic matter to their most basic chemical building underpins almost all life on earth.

Chanterelles are now coming up in force. Despite their golden hue, they are surprisingly hard to spot, but their excellent flavour makes the search well worth the effort.

Truffles are rightly prized as one of the greatest of edible fungi.

The British are mycophobic compared with Europe’s peasant-dominated cultures