Identifying Edible and Poisonous Wild Mushrooms
There 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?
To identify a mushroom from specific characteristics please use our search
| Photo | Sort by common name : Common Name | Sort by scientific name : Scientific Name | Type | Start | End |
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White False Death Cap | Amanita citrina var alba |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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False Deathcap | Amanita citrina var citrina |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Giant Funnel | Aspropaxillus giganteus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Tripe Fungus | Auricularia mesenterica |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Smoky Bracket | Bjerkandera adusta |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Bitter Beech Bolete | Boletus / Caloboletus calopus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Rooting Bolete | Boletus / Caloboletus radicans |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Bitter Bolete | Boletus / Tylopilus felleus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Oak Polypore | Buglossoporus quercinus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Black Bulgar | Bulgaria inquinans |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Mar |
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Shaggy Parasol | Chlorophyllum rhacodes |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Fragrant Funnel | Clitocybe fragrans |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Woodland Inkcap | Coprinellus silvaticus |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Nov |
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The Bruising Webcap | Cortinarius / Thaxterogaster purpurascens |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Blushing Bracket | Daedaleopsis confragosa |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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King Alfred's Cakes | Daldinia concentrica |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Hoof Fungus | Fomes fomentarius |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Spectacular Rustgill | Gymnopilus junonius |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Dec |
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Common Rustgill | Gymnopilus penetrans |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Slimy Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Gliophorus irrigatus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Dec |
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Parrot Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Gliophorus psittacinus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Dec |
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Jubilee Waxcap | Hygrocybe / Gliophorus reginae |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Blackening Waxcap | Hygrocybe conica |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Birch Woodwart | Jackrogersella multiformis |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Weeping Widow | Lacrymaria lacrymabunda |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Nov |
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Fleecy Milkcap | Lactifluus vellereus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Dusky Puffball | Lycoperdon nigrescens |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Sep |
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Cucumber Cap | Macrocystidia cucumis |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Egghead Mottlegill | Panaeolus semiovatus |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Dyer's Mazegill | Phaeolus schweinitzii |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Golden Scalycap | Pholiota aurivella |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Dec |
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Shaggy Scalycap | Pholiota squarrosa |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Crimped Gill | Plicaturopsis crispa |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Jelly Tooth | Pseudohydnum gelatinosum |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Liberty Cap | Psilocybe semilanceata |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Yellow False Truffle | Rhizopogon luteolus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Spotted Toughshank | Rhodocollybia maculata |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Wrinkled Peach | Rhodotus palmatus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Poplar Bell | Schizophyllum amplum |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Nov |
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Splitgill | Schizophyllum commune |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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Blue Roundhead | Stropharia caerulea |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Plums And Custard | Tricholomopsis rutilans |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |