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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The Grey Knight | Tricholoma terreum |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Blue Roundhead | Stropharia caerulea |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Common Earthball | Scleroderma citrinum, areolatum, verrucosum |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Beechwood Sickener | Russula nobilis |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Geranium Scented Russula | Russula fellea |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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The Sickener | Russula emetica |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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Brown Roll Rim | Paxillus involutus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Rosy Bonnet Mushroom | Mycena rosea |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Lilac Bonnet | Mycena pura |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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White Domecap | Leucocybe connata |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Stinking Dapperling | Lepiota cristata |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Woolly Milkcap | Lactarius torminosus |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Oct |
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Bearded Milkcap | Lactarius pubescens |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Lilac Fibrecap | Inocybe geophylla var. lilacina |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Oct |
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White Fibrecap | Inocybe geophylla |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Deadly Fibrecap | Inocybe erubescens |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Sep |
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Sulphur Tuft | Hypholoma fasciculare |
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Season Start : All Year | Season End : All Year |
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False Chanterelle | Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Elfin saddle | Helvella lacunosa |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Nov |
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White saddle | Helvella crispa |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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False Morel | Gyromitra esculenta |
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Season Start : Mar | Season End : May |
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Funeral Bell | Galerina marginata |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Freckled Dapperling | Echinoderma asperum |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Nov |
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Magpie Fungus | Coprinus picaceus |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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Common Inkcap | Coprinopsis atramentaria |
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Season Start : Apr | Season End : Nov |
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Clouded Agaric | Clitocybe nebularis |
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Season Start : Sep | Season End : Dec |
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The Ivory Funnel | Clitocybe dealbata |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Destroying Angel | Amanita virosa |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Death Cap | Amanita Phalloides |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Panther Cap | Amanita pantherina |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Fly agaric | Amanita muscaria |
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Season Start : Aug | Season End : Dec |
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Gemmed Amanita | Amanita gemmata |
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Season Start : May | Season End : Nov |
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Yellow Stainer | Agaricus xanthodermus |
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Season Start : Jul | Season End : Nov |
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Inky Mushroom | Agaricus moelleri |
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Season Start : Jun | Season End : Oct |