Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild Mushrooms

Mushroom Foraging GuideThere are roughly 15,000 types of wild fungi in the UK. Our guide aims to help you identify the best to eat and the most important ones not to pick.

Never rely on one source for mushroom identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. We will not be held responsible for the use of the information in this guide.

Use our seasonal filters to see what you might be able to pick right now. Better yet, why not try one of our foraging courses?

 

 

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This guide is here to help keep you safe, however, please ensure that you use multiple sources for identifying mushrooms. Only eat a wild food if you yourself are 100% sure what it is. We will not be held responsible for any misidentification, or any other use of the information on this website.

Photo Sort by common name : Common Name Sort by scientific name : Scientific Name Type Start End
Almond mushroom Almond mushroom Agaricus subrufescens Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Sep
Amethyst Chanterelle Amethyst Chanterelle Cantharellus amethysteus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : May Season End : Oct
Amethyst Deceiver Amethyst Deceiver Laccaria amethystina Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
Aniseed Funnel Aniseed Funnel Clitocybe odora Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Ascot Hat Ascot Hat Boletus / Hortiboletus bubalinus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Aspen Bolete Aspen Bolete Boletus / Leccinum albostipitatum Edible Autumn Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Bay Bolete Bay Bolete Boletus / Imleria badia Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Beefsteak Fungus Beefsteak Fungus Fistulina hepatica Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Birch Polypore Birch Polypore Fomitopsis betulina Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Black Morel Black Morel Morchella importuna Edible Spring Season Start : Mar Season End : May
Blackening Brittlegill Blackening Brittlegill Russula nigricans Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Blushing Wood Mushroom Blushing Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvaticus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
Bovine Bolete Bovine Bolete Boletus / Suillus bovinus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Bronze Bolete Bronze Bolete Boletus aereus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Brown Birch Bolete Brown Birch Bolete Boletus / Leccinum scabrum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Butter Cap Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Jul Season End : Dec
Chanterelle Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
Charcoal Burner Charcoal Burner Russula cyanoxantha Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Chestnut Bolete Chestnut Bolete Boletus / Gyroporus castaneus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Chicken Of The Woods Chicken Of The Woods Laetiporus sulphureus Edible Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Aug
Clustered Domecap Clustered Domecap Lyophyllum decastes Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Common Bonnet Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
Common Morel Common Morel Morchella vulgaris Edible Spring Season Start : Mar Season End : May
Common Puffball Common Puffball Lycoperdon perlatum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Coral Tooth Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Crimson Waxcap Crimson Waxcap Hygrocybe punicea Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Curry Milkcap Curry Milkcap Lactarius camphoratus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Deer Shield Deer Shield Pluteus cervinus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Apr Season End : Nov
Dryad's Saddle Dryad's Saddle Cerioporus squamosus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Aug
Fairy Ring Champignons Fairy Ring Champignons Marasmius oreades Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Apr Season End : Nov
False Saffron Milkcap False Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deterrimus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Field Blewit Field Blewit Lepista personata Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Oct Season End : Jan
Field Mushroom Field Mushroom Agaricus campestris Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
Frosted Chanterelle Frosted Chanterelle Cantharellus pallens Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
Giant Funnel Giant Funnel Aspropaxillus giganteus Edible Inedible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Giant Polypore Giant Polypore Meripilus giganteus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Giant Puffball Giant Puffball Calvatia gigantea Edible Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Sep
Girdled Knight Girdled Knight Tricholoma cingulatum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Glistening Inkcap Glistening Inkcap Coprinellus micaceus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : Mar Season End : Dec
Golden Waxcap Golden Waxcap Hygrocybe chlorophana Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Greencracked Brittlegill Greencracked Brittlegill Russula virescens Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Grey Spotted Amanita Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Grisettes Grisettes Amanita sect. Vaginatae Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Heath Waxcap Heath Waxcap Hygrocybe / Gliophorus laetus Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Hedgehog Fungus Hedgehog Fungus Hydnum repandum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Hen of the Woods Hen of the Woods Grifola frondosa Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Honey Fungus Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea Edible Autumn Season Start : Sep Season End : Nov
Horn Of Plenty Horn Of Plenty Craterellus cornucopioides Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Horse Mushroom Horse Mushroom Agaricus arvensis Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Oct
Jelly Ears Jelly Ears Auricularia auricula-judae Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
Larch Bolete Larch Bolete Boletus / Suillus grevillei Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Lion's Mane Lion's Mane Hericium erinaceus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Lurid Bolete Lurid Bolete Boletus / Suillellus luridus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Macro Mushroom Macro Mushroom Agaricus crocodilinus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
Meadow Waxcap Meadow Waxcap Hygrocybe / Cuphophyllus pratensis Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Medusa Mushroom Medusa Mushroom Agaricus bohusii Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Morel Morel Morchella esculenta Edible Spring Season Start : Mar Season End : May
Mosaic Puffball Mosaic Puffball Lycoperdon utriforme Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Oak Bolete Oak Bolete Boletus / Butyriboletus appendiculatus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Ochre Brittlegill Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Old Man of the Woods Old Man of the Woods Boletus / Strobilomyces strobilaceus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Orange Birch Bolete Orange Birch Bolete Boletus / Leccinum versipelle Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Orange Bolete Orange Bolete Boletus / Leccinum aurantiacum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Orange Chanterelle Orange Chanterelle Cantharellus friesii Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : May Season End : Sep
Orange Grisette Orange Grisette Amanita crocea Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Orange Peel Fungus Orange Peel Fungus Aleuria aurantia Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Oyster Mushroom Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
Pale Oyster Pale Oyster Pleurotus pulmonarius Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
Parasol Parasol Macrolepiota procera Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Sep
Pavement Mushroom Pavement Mushroom Agaricus bitorquis Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Oct
Penny Bun Penny Bun Boletus edulis Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Peppery Bolete Peppery Bolete Boletus / Chalciporus piperatus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Pestle Puffball Pestle Puffball Lycoperdon excipuliforme Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Pine Bolete Pine Bolete Boletus pinophilus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Pink Waxcap Pink Waxcap Hygrocybe / Porpolomopsis calyptriformis Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Poplar Fieldcap Poplar Fieldcap Cyclocybe cylindracea Edible Autumn Spring Season Start : Jan Season End : Dec
Porcelain Fungus Porcelain Fungus Mucidula mucida Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Powdery Brittlegill Powdery Brittlegill Russula parazurea Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Purple Brittlegill Purple Brittlegill Russula undulata Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Red Cracking Bolete Red Cracking Bolete Boletus / Xerocomellus chrysenteron Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Rooting Shank Rooting Shank Hymenopellis radicata Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
Ruby Bolete Ruby Bolete Boletus / Hortiboletus rubellus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct
Saffron Milkcap Saffron Milkcap Lactarius deliciosus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Scaly Wood Mushroom Scaly Wood Mushroom Agaricus langei Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Scarlet Caterpillarclub Scarlet Caterpillarclub Cordyceps militaris Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Scarlet Elfcup Scarlet Elfcup Sarcoscypha austriaca Edible Spring Winter Season Start : Dec Season End : Apr
Scarlet Waxcap Scarlet Waxcap Hygrocybe coccinea Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Scarletina Bolete Scarletina Bolete Boletus / Neoboletus praestigiator Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Oct
Semifree Morel Semifree Morel Morchella semilibera Edible Spring Season Start : Mar Season End : Apr
Sepia Bolete Sepia Bolete Boletus / Xerocomellus porosporus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Shaggy Inkcap Shaggy Inkcap Coprinus comatus Edible Autumn Spring Season Start : Apr Season End : Nov
Shaggy Parasol Shaggy Parasol Chlorophyllum rhacodes Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Sheathed Woodtuft Sheathed Woodtuft Kuehneromyces mutabilis Edible Autumn Spring Summer Winter Season Start : All Year Season End : All Year
Silky Rosegill Silky Rosegill Volvariella bombycina Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Slate Bolete Slate Bolete Boletus / Leccinum duriusculum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : May Season End : Oct
Slender Parasol Slender Parasol Macrolepiota mastoidea Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Slippery Jack Slippery Jack Boletus / Suillus luteus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Sep
Snakeskin Grisette Snakeskin Grisette Amanita ceciliae Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Snowy Waxcap Snowy Waxcap Hygrocybe / Cuphophyllus virgineus Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Splendid Waxcap Splendid Waxcap Hygrocybe splendidissima Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Oct Season End : Dec
Spring Fieldcap Spring Fieldcap Agrocybe praecox Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Apr Season End : Sep
St. George's Mushroom St. George's Mushroom Calocybe gambosa Edible Spring Season Start : Apr Season End : May
Stinkhorn Stinkhorn Phallus impudicus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
Stubble Rosegill Stubble Rosegill Volvopluteus gloiocephalus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Stump Puffball Stump Puffball Lycoperdon / Apioperdon pyriforme Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Suede Bolete Suede Bolete Boletus / Xerocomus subtomentosus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Sep
Summer Bolete Summer Bolete Boletus reticulatus Edible Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Aug
Tawny Funnel Tawny Funnel Paralepista flaccida Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Tawny Grisette Tawny Grisette Amanita fulva Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Oct
Terracotta Hedgehog Terracotta Hedgehog Hydnum rufescens Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
The Blusher The Blusher Amanita rubescens Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : May Season End : Nov
The Deceiver The Deceiver Laccaria laccata Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
The Goblet The Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Oct Season End : Jan
The Miller The Miller Clitopilus prunulus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jun Season End : Nov
The Prince The Prince Agaricus augustus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Thimble Morel Thimble Morel Verpa conica Edible Spring Season Start : Apr Season End : May
Tiered Tooth Tiered Tooth Hericium cirrhatum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Trooping Funnel Trooping Funnel Clitocybe / Infundibulicybe geotropa Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Truffles Truffles Tuber aestivum Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Tuberous Polypore Tuberous Polypore Polyporus tuberaster Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : May Season End : Oct
Velvet Bolete Velvet Bolete Boletus / Suillus variegatus Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Jul Season End : Nov
Velvet Shank Velvet Shank Flammulina velutipes Edible Spring Winter Season Start : Dec Season End : Apr
Vermilion Waxcap Vermilion Waxcap Hygrocybe miniata Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
White Dapperling White Dapperling Leucoagaricus leucothites Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Winter Chanterelle Winter Chanterelle Craterellus tubaeformis Edible Autumn Summer Winter Season Start : Aug Season End : Dec
Wood Blewit Wood Blewit Lepista nuda Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Oct Season End : Feb
Wood Cauliflower Wood Cauliflower Sparassis crispa Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Wood Mushroom Wood Mushroom Agaricus sylvicola Edible Autumn Spring Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Nov
Yellow Foot Waxcap Yellow Foot Waxcap Hygrocybe / Cuphophyllus flavipes Edible Autumn Winter Season Start : Sep Season End : Dec
Yellow Swamp Brittlegill Yellow Swamp Brittlegill Russula claroflava Edible Autumn Summer Season Start : Aug Season End : Oct